Category Archives: greenhouse

Wordless Wednesday: The Sun Rises

Posted on March 15, 2023 by Cathy
Posted in bulbs, corms and tubers, Gardening, Gardens, greenhouse, Wordless Wednesday | Tagged | 9 Comments

Six on Saturday: No Room at the Inn

Posted on March 11, 2023 by Cathy

As I move towards the end of seed sowing for this time of the year, I am increasingly aware of the demands on space in the working greenhouse. So far, I have sown over 60 different seeds since January, with … Continue reading →

Posted in cutting beds, dahlias, Gardening, Gardens, greenhouse, seasonal tasks, seed sowing, Six on Saturday | 34 Comments

Wordless Wednesday: Bells in the Arctic

Posted on February 22, 2023 by Cathy
Posted in bulbs, corms and tubers, early spring, Gardening, Gardens, greenhouse, winter interest, Wordless Wednesday | Tagged | 9 Comments

Six on Saturday: Timetables

Posted on January 21, 2023 by Cathy

With only 3 weeks to go till we open the garden for ‘snowdrops, witch hazels, hellebores and other plants of winter interest’, it is still far from clear what plants of winter interest will be in flower by then. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, greenhouse, open gardens, plants in pots, Six on Saturday, snowdrops, Winter, winter interest | 30 Comments

In a Vase on Monday: Wintersweet

Posted on January 16, 2023 by Cathy

Although there is no wintersweet in today’s vase, it is nevertheless filled with a number of other sweet things of winter interest and beyond. I should however, try and find a spot for this fragrant shrub, Chimonanthus praecox, to further … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Gardens, grasses, greenhouse, In a Vase on Monday, shrubs, Winter, winter interest | Tagged | 23 Comments

Wordless Wednesday: Seeing the Light

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Cathy
Posted in bulbs, corms and tubers, Gardening, Gardens, greenhouse, seasonal tasks, Winter, winter interest | Tagged | 4 Comments

Six on Saturday: Keeping Up Appearances

Posted on December 17, 2022 by Cathy

A distinct change in the weather, with temperatures a few degrees above freezing for the first time in 10 or 11 days, permitted a rather less hurried ramble around the garden this morning, giving a better chance of seeing and … Continue reading →

Posted in bulbs, corms and tubers, Gardening, Gardens, greenhouse, Six on Saturday, Winter | 11 Comments

In a Vase on Monday: Oops…

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Cathy

…there’s nothing in it! Actually, there IS something in it – water and a tiny stray piece of stem – but not the blooms I had picked for the stylish studio glass vase, designed by Michael Bang for Danish firm … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Tom Thumb and the Elegant Lady

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Cathy

Those of you who happened to read my recent Six on Saturday post will have been aware of the ‘spoiler alert’ and guessed I was going to use a fantasy chrysanthemum in today’s vase, a vase which took mere minutes … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Gardens, greenhouse, In a Vase on Monday, plants in pots, shrubs | Tagged | 28 Comments

In the Coop on Saturday: A Few More than Six

Posted on November 19, 2022 by Cathy

Noelle recently asked if I could perhaps show the contents of the Coop and my working greenhouse on Six on Saturday sometime, so today we have the latter. It’s not particularly exciting just now, as even though I aim to … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Gardens, greenhouse, plants in pots, Six on Saturday, Winter | 21 Comments