newt – Off The Edge Gardening

Lucky, Lucky, Lucky

Any day that starts with a rainbow has got to be considered lucky. And that wasn’t the last of the omens of good fortune. Next we found a lucky newt, especially lucky for him as he managed to avoid the tines of my fork. Then a mushroom portent, along with a lawn full of puffContinue reading “Lucky, Lucky, Lucky”

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”

Gone Fishing

Lady Mantle went fishing today. More accurately she went skimming. The pond has become a little green in recent weeks, caused by a film of dastardly duckweed, not an ideal look for a healthy water feature. So Her Ladyship put on her wellies (for aesthetic affect only, she didn’t actually enter the water, although it wasContinue reading “Gone Fishing”