Today we went on a jolly. It involved the following, which on the face of it appear quite unjolly, events. A very early start A car journey No train A bus replacement A young woman who talked nonsense at high volume, without a breath and mainly about herself, for an hour and a half. AContinue reading “Jolly”
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Slippery
This morning I spent an educational moment or three studying a bee who was trying to exit a campanula flower. Mrs Buzz-u-like’s drawers were full of pollen and she was slip-sliding and wheel spinning, as if her path was lined with treacle. Perhaps it was. It was pure slapstick. And educational of course. I learnedContinue reading “Slippery”
Plan B
Yesterday I implemented Plan B in my relentless battle against the unremitting mollusc onslaught. B stands for beer. Beer traps. This morning I fished out the inebriated/drowned and was impressed/horrified to find approximately forty of varying shapes and sizes in just two traps. They were enticed by Tesco’s definitely not finest but cheapest beer. NotContinue reading “Plan B”
Life
“Gardening is not instant, or a quick fix, do not be fooled by those programmes, life isn’t like that, be prepared for the long haul” this is my rallying speech to new clients. Looking at The Mantles’ garden this week, just over three years since I arrived, I am proud. Not just for me, butContinue reading “Life”
Six on Saturday – Angels and Demons
Hip hip hooray, it’s another Saturday! I’ve had a haircut and a bowl of chips with mayonnaise and now I am ready for anything. Even a Six on Saturday. No idea what I am talking about? Where have you been? Lost in the Bornean jungle, or Ikea’s soft furnishing department? Don’t worry, Sir Propalot willContinue reading “Six on Saturday – Angels and Demons”
Bus Woman’s holiday
A day off. Joyously free of obligations. No chores or distractions, just gardening, wall to wall, guilt free. The dead were removed, the impatient were put in their place, dahlias, sunflowers and cosmos all planted out, a feast for the molluscs. Perhaps I should have laid out a table cloth. The morning may well bringContinue reading “Bus Woman’s holiday”
An Embarrassment of Riches
Suddenly, there is so much to admire, to drool over. So much to I want to share. An embarrassment of riches. The simple magenta flower of Lychnis coronaria, the rose campion, is today’s chosen one. Elegant, easy and effortless. Enough.
In with the new
It survived its first day on the job!
Out with the old
I’ve got a new camera. Yes another one. I don’t mean my big posh one, that is quite safe. I’m taking about the little Canon Ixus I take to work with me. The abused one. The retiring camera somehow, I can’t remember quite when or where, sustained a chipped lens. Ever since it has beenContinue reading “Out with the old”
Surplus
Whilst roughly chopping vegetables (I always take this instruction as a suggestion of attitude as well as indicator of dice size) for our tea (sausage, haricot bean and harissa stew, since you ask) I noticed that seed in one of the tomatoes had germinated (excuse the blurry photo, I was stirring the onions at theContinue reading “Surplus”
Off The Edge Gardening 