Category Archives: pests and weeds
(agapanthus plus pot) minus (ceanothus and ground elder) equals X
…where X is a Project. I have always enjoyed working with numbers, especially the logic of algebra and equations, quadratic or otherwise, and studied Maths beyond what was statutorily required at the time. This little project somehow reminded me of … Continue reading
Six on Saturday: at the Bottom of the Garden
Most of today’s Six are at the bottom of the garden, the ‘working end’ with the greenhouse, cutting beds and fruit cage, so in the absence of a theme or better title we have the unimaginative one above. I feel … Continue reading
Six on Saturday: Mystery, Exotica and Miracles
I had forgotten how much I liked the colour of this hippeastrum, Red Lion, which always reminds me of red silk. This is the one I used to treat myself to each year if I hadn’t been presented with one … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday: Pest Control
Fruit and Salad
The garden will have found the damp morning refreshing after this week’s sunshine and the rain was a welcome sight for the recently planted out seedlings. The promised dry afternoon arrived and pottering about jobs continued apace, keeping on top … Continue reading
Banging Your Head Against a Brick Wall
Another sharp frost but with glorious blue skies again made it a raw day, not conducive to carrying out tasks in the garden but nonetheless appropriate conditions for this time of year. I showed willing by quickly pruning sideshoots of … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday: Spot the Difference
Slugging it Out
It may have been wet for much of yesterday but that didn’t stop several rambles round the garden at various times of day. On the first ramble I noticed that Clematis ‘Rebecca’ was looking a little ragged and guessing who … Continue reading
The Two Imposters
There may well be many successes in the garden and plans coming to fruition, but that is not to say there have not been failures too. The fruit cage and its contents rarely appear on the blog and in fact … Continue reading