Things are toddling along quite nicely, all is growing well, all is either flowering or showing intent, the only blackfly in the ointment is ……. have you guessed yet? I hope so, or we have problems. This demon aphid is thick as plush velvet and not fussy as to who it visits. I understand thatContinue reading “Six on Saturday – Fly in the Ointment”
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Six on Saturday – Hanging On
Everyone still attached? Hope so. A great point of contact, something to keep us grounded and in touch with the rest of the world, is Six on Saturday. And the glue that binds SoS together is our very own Mr Bostick. Have I gone too far with my analogies? Perhaps. If you’ve got a minute,Continue reading “Six on Saturday – Hanging On”
Six on Saturday – Watches
This may be rushed. Again. I’ll tell you why. The strap on one of my watches came apart so I asked OH, AKA Glue Monitor, to fix it for me. I don’t have many watches, just three. You may think that is a lot. I suppose you only really need one. My three perform differentContinue reading “Six on Saturday – Watches”
Six on Saturday – Happy Holidays
After a week or more away, I have come home to builders, scaffolding, inaccessible plants and a really vicious cold. For this reason (and I will continue to blame everything on the builders including my poor health, who in reality are rather nice chaps, until further notice) my Six on Saturday will dwell on holidayContinue reading “Six on Saturday – Happy Holidays”
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”
Off The Edge Gardening 