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.
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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”
Detour
This rampant jasmine is perhaps Jasminum polyanthum. It is commonly known as the pink jasmine or the white jasmine or the many flowered jasmine. It grows in a shady position, covering a damp wall, with roots who knows where? Walking past its exuberant self is a joy indeed. It lights up this gloomy alley and fillsContinue reading “Detour”
Impatient
I was thrilled to find a flower on my Impatiens puberula today. It is the first time this plant has bloomed and I am very excited. There is absolutely no way I could possibly wait until next Saturday to share this little beauty with you. Here it is, so gorgeous! Now who is the impatientContinue reading “Impatient”
Six on Saturday – I’m Back
What do you mean you didn’t miss me? I shall ignore you dissenters. For those of you who have been paying attention, I am back with my Six on Saturday. After one whole weeks’ absence. This meme is run by The Propagator, pop over to his site to check out his half dozen and other contributors. Continue reading “Six on Saturday – I’m Back”
History
On my rounds at The Farm today I noticed that there had been some skulduggery in the new orchard. The protective fence around the trees had been leaned upon, stretched, bent and torn. I looked around for clues. The ground has been scraped and clawed at in this area over the past few weeks, nocturnalContinue reading “History”
Off The Edge Gardening 