-
Recent Rambles
Older Rambles
Looking for certain topics?
subscribe
Category Archives: Gardening
In a Vase on Monday: Spike Revisited
In the very early days of IAVOM I posted a vase entitled ‘Spike’, which I described as the ‘simplest and easiest and somehow the most satisfying of vases on a Monday so far’; since then I have put together many … Continue reading
Six on Saturday: Promises, Promises
One of our neighbours is bereft when the UK television programme Gardeners’ World has its seasonal break, as for him this marks the end of the gardening year and a winter with no reason to go and potter in the … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Gardens, shrubs, Six on Saturday, snowdrops, Winter
19 Comments
Ina Vase on Monday: More Teeny Tiny
Another teeny tiny vase on Monday for me, and despite trying several alternatives I am still using the little Bretby Pottery jug I used in the anniversary post, giving an arrangement a mere 10cm (4″) tall. The jug is filled … Continue reading
Posted in foliage, Gardening, Gardens, In a Vase on Monday, Winter
Tagged Bellis perennis, Pieris japonica
31 Comments
End of Month View: Winter Beckons
Winter is definitely beckoning with the garden looking increasingly stark in green and brown monochrome. It is nevertheless an exciting time, with the thrill (yes, indeed) of cutting back and generally tidying up the year’s efforts with the promise of … Continue reading
Posted in End of Month View, Gardening, Gardens, Winter
16 Comments
In a Vase on Monday: Oddments
On this grey, damp and drizzly Monday, a day that many people in the UK would consider to be a typical November one, contenders for a vase were few and far between and the result really is a collection of … Continue reading
