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Same But Different

Another day of absurd weather at The Farm today. It was however quite different from yesterday, when mizzle turned to occasional heavy rain then straight back to mizzle. Today it switched from bright sunshine to head hurting rain in the blink of an eye. Literally. There was no hope, unless you happen to be calledContinue reading “Same But Different”

The Christening

Of all the challenges involved in being a jobbing gardener, the fickle weather is the champion. Torrential rain had been forecast overnight, clearing later. Last evening I contacted my morning clients and warned them it might be a wash out and we would reschedule. The new day began and the Met Office were quiteContinue reading “The Christening”

Leonurus sibiricus – Siberian Motherwort

Grown from seed this year, and a new one to me, here is Leonurus sibiricus or the Siberian motherwort. A winner, I hope you agree.

Blue is not the only Colour

My friend the Frustrated Gardener recently extolled the virtues of the blue hydrangea in his post True Blue. I am totally with him on this one, they are an amazing spectacle at this time of year, to be honest I agree with him on most things. But looking out off of my window this afternoon IContinue reading “Blue is not the only Colour”

Second Time Lucky

Caught it! Bit blurry but I was balancing on a steep back at the time. Lovely Tibouchina urvilleana!

Scabiosa ‘Plum Pudding’

Just because.

Cunning Combos – Part Three

It appears that I am the owner of a magic coat. The moment you put it on it stops raining, as soon as you take it off and leave it a leg stretch away, the downpour resumes. Amazing. I would prefer it had some other magical property, maybe invisibility, psychic powers or perhaps theContinue reading “Cunning Combos – Part Three”

String

“You need to get some string to tie up the gladdies before they topple over.” These were my parting words to Nancy Nightingale last week. Arriving for my singing lesson today, I could help but smile when I saw her alternative. That’s my gal.

Kindness

We are really going to have to think of another simile. I am racking my brain at this very moment. But I can’t. So it you will have to bear with me. Today was a roller-coaster of a day. Fortunately each low had a high that exceeded it. It started with taking my car toContinue reading “Kindness”

It is all in the Name

To win a competition is great. To win a competition that you didn’t even enter is amazing. A few months ago I received an email from the National Dahlia Collection to say that I had won a prize. Everyone who subscribed to their newsletter was automatically entered and I was one of the lucky ones.Continue reading “It is all in the Name”