Today I visited a cafe that I have never previously been to or even knew existed. In that cafe I was meeting a woman who I have never met before, but I was pretty certain she was real. Ninety percent certain. After taking my order the man behind the counter noticed me peering around theContinue reading “Tables”
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Sheltering
More of the same today. We slipped and slided like a muddy Torvill and Dean, digging up self-seeded ferns and throwing them on to the Bonfire That Never Burns. They will be quite safe there. During a particularly heavy spell of rain I sheltered under a Paulownia. It was even more painful than being inContinue reading “Sheltering”
Half Full
A wet day, a mizzly day, a misty day, a day that didn’t get light. But not a windy day. Glass half full.
Six on Saturday – Static
It is not as if Storm Brian snuck up on us unannounced. We have been warned of his imminent arrival for days. In my heart I know I should have gone out in the garden yesterday to take my photos, when it was warm enough to dry the washing. But I didn’t. And today IContinue reading “Six on Saturday – Static”
Here we go again
The rain is ricocheting off the velux, the wind practising for mayhem. Here we go again. Earlier in the week a Japanese anemone bud held tight in the mizzle. Let us hope we all manage to hang on.
Flying Lessons
After a fairly productive “tidy and mulch” morning, the forecast rain arrived to scupper my afternoon plans. Luckily I had contingencies. And conveniently they were all greenhouse based. I say “based” because it did involve going into the deluge, but not for long and intermittently. Today was the day I had ear-marked for clearing outContinue reading “Flying Lessons”
Sunflower Felling
Today was not the day to be a top heavy, shallow rooted, annual. To prevent the almost inevitable toppling of the sunflower forest and the consequent squashing of the less stout souls below, my first job this morning was to dig up the giants. First I had to remove the extensive corsetry that was valiantlyContinue reading “Sunflower Felling”
Six on Saturday – Late on Parade
Sorry, I’m a little late on parade. I would love to say I had a pressing engagement, possibly top secret, which prevented me posting yesterday. The truth is, however, other mundane stuff got in the way and the day slipped by on a banana skin. Still I am here now and The Propagator, who managesContinue reading “Six on Saturday – Late on Parade”
Other Plans
The plan was that the Eccremocarpus scaber would scramble up the dark leaved Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Diabolo’. The orange tipped scarlet flowers would be shown off beautifully by the close-to-black backdrop of the Eastern ninebark. I must confess, this brilliant idea was a blatant rip-off from something I had seen in the Hot Garden at RHS Rosemoor. Continue reading “Other Plans”
Shelter
A combination of bad weather and feeling a little below par meant that I didn’t work today. Instead I sat at home sorting out my photos. Perhaps a little sorry for myself, periodically watching the wind and rain wallop my plants outside. In the olden days the job of photo-sorting would have entailed sitting onContinue reading “Shelter”
Off The Edge Gardening 