gladioli – Off The Edge Gardening

Six on Saturday – No Complaints

It has been a very pleasant week. I was back at work after a enforced sabbatical due to car troubles. A tooth was filled without the need for anesthetic or tears. I’ve caught up with all the present generations of my family. Tomatoes are ripening. The weather has been benign and the mood high. NoContinue reading “Six on Saturday – No Complaints”

Six on Saturday – Fallen

Voice in Head, Angel Division: You really should ensure everything is well staked in the garden this year, traditionally you are rather lax in this department. Voice in Head, Devil Division: But they look so ugly and intrusive for such a long time and to be honest I can’t be bothered. A few weeks pass.Continue reading “Six on Saturday – Fallen”

Six on Saturday – Faster, Higher, Stronger – Together

I do like a theme, it helps to rein in my thoughts, and for today’s Six on Saturday I am going to use the painfully obvious subject of the Olympics. I am a non specific sports fan, there isn’t much I wouldn’t watch with glee, and three weeks of excellence and excitement is a joyContinue reading “Six on Saturday – Faster, Higher, Stronger – Together”

Six on Saturday – Pale but Interesting

It has been a challenging week to be a gardener. Mornings have been fine, a pleasure even, but by early afternoon it has been hard going. Still, I should not complain, our unseasonably warm temperatures are small beer compared to the climate crisis others are facing. There is lot more to lose than a coupleContinue reading “Six on Saturday – Pale but Interesting”

Green Jumpy Things

Professor Gadget (no dimwit) appears to have an abundance of green jumpy things in his garden. Last week this Incredible Hulk was lurking unabashed on Rosa ‘Wild Edric’. As I struggled, with a cursory hand wipe on my trousers, to grab my camera, he posed and preened, pleading “make sure you get my good side”.Continue reading “Green Jumpy Things”

Butterflies

There were a lot of butterflies at Westwell Hall today. This one was easier to photograph than the other ephemeral beauties. But only barely better. The brisk breeze made it challenging to produce a blurless image, but at least this gladioli couldn’t flit off to the next garden.

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.