Category Archives: art in the garden
Six on Saturday: Good Grief!
Never in a million years would I expect to see a plump bud on a herbaceous poppy almost halfway through November! Usually flowering in early June, this poppy then dies down disgracefully before producing fresh foliage later in the year, … Continue reading
Six on Saturday, Half of Them Pink
During the week I often come across something in the garden that could be featured on Six on Saturday, but then forget it by the time Saturday comes around and find myself scrabbling for contributions. Some of those featured this … Continue reading
Six on Saturday: Scraping the Barrel
I have been scraping burnt-on grease stains off the Aga this afternoon, but feel I have had to really scrape the barrel for today’s Six on Saturday post, the meme hosted by Jon the Propagator. At least I can start … Continue reading
Six on Saturday: Not All of Them Pretty…
…so let’s start with one of them that is, Rosa ‘Princess Alexandra of Kent’ on a stem accidentally broken off when I was tying in a nearby clematis. It certainly proves that it pays to study the plants in our … Continue reading
Six on Saturday: Woe is Me!
…. not me, but the Lanky Lodger, whom I found sprawled out on his bench earlier in the week. wailing and gnashing his teeth. Sadly, he has proved to be a short-lived sculpture, despite the number of coats of primer … Continue reading
Six Sights on Saturday, Not All of Them Pretty
I haven’t joined in with Jon the Propagator’s Six on Saturday since before Christmas, probably due to a combination of inadequate material to post about, short days, inclement weather and the amount of time I have to sit in front … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday: Hare Today, Hare Tomorrow
Rambling Outwith the Garden, Again
As promised, we have had another night away in the campervan, disguised on this blog by advance scheduling of posts, and with a bit of juggling put together an itinerary of three gardens on the first day, and a more … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday: Windfalls?
Six on Saturday: 70 Days of Sculpture for RHS Harlow Carr’s 70th
Joining Jon the Propagator for Six on Saturday