Category Archives: garden structure
Exodus
I bought my first ‘special’ (named) snowdrop back in 2005 and added a handful more in the next year or two, but it was from 2012 onwards that actively adding to their numbers began. The first bulbs were kept in … Continue reading
Out to Grass
Over the last few days I have been digging out the contents of one of the Bold Borders, emptying it in preparation for its new guise as a grass border and buying the new contents to fill it, mostly from … Continue reading
Seven on Sunday?
With a few random bits and bobs to post about, it might not actually be seven but having posted something other than a Six on Saturday yesterday, Seven on Sunday has a certain ring to it! Firstly, I would like … Continue reading
Goodbye to 2021
It was only when I stepped out of the back door this morning for my usual ramble that I realised that yesterday was the end of another month – well, I knew it was the end of the year and … Continue reading
Six on Saturday: Time to Put Off Bulb Planting
My bulb order from Peter Nyssen arrived yesterday and, like many fellow bloggers, I can now begin to put off planting them…does anybody enjoy this particular gardening task, I wonder? Actually, I don’t mind the indoor planting, and there are … Continue reading
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
Bordering On…
…what? OK? Acceptable? Certainly nowhere near ‘perfect’, but definitely improving and certainly the nearest to acceptable they have ever been. Today I would like to share the three groups of borders with you, assessing their overall impact, and starting with … Continue reading
Six on Saturday: They Keep on Coming
The woodland was planted in 2000 and a batch of probably 100 wood anemones were planted soon after – I might have said wood anemones, but in truth they were more like a small pile of broken twigs, for that … Continue reading
Six on Saturday: the Streamside and Other Projects
I got a shock looking through photos to try and find one which showed the overgrown streamside border because, at this leaner time of year, I had somehow forgotten how floriferous and leafy the garden is in summer! The one … Continue reading
Hello 2021- What Have You Got in Store for the Garden?
Rather than wish anyone reading this a ‘happy new year’, which may sound trite after the unforeseen eventualities of the previous year and the ongoing uncertainties of 2021, I shall wish you instead the very best year possible and thank … Continue reading