Category Archives: early spring
In a Vase on Monday: a Mixed Bag
Through the leaner months of the year I have often, out of necessity, opted for a relatively minimal vase with only one or two components, so it makes a change to have more of a mixed bag today. In my … Continue reading
Six on Saturday – the Genie is Out of the Bottle
I was just completing yesterday’s EOMV post when it occurred to me that the explosion in the garden at this time of year could be likened to a genie being let out of a bottle. I don’t know who said … Continue reading
April Showers Herald the End of March
For the first time in what seems like ages, I have been aware of the end of the month as it happens. After a brief drop in temperature this week has been relatively mild, briefly reaching 18°C yesterday afternoon, but … Continue reading
In a Vase on Monday: Making a Splash
Both daffodils and hyacinths can make a big splash of colour in our early spring gardens, daffodils with their bright cheeriness, even on a dull day, and hyacinths because of the very strength and depth of their colour. The hyacinths … Continue reading
Six on Saturday: More Seasonal Tasks and Some Lessons
I took advantage of a shower-free day to re-mortar various bricks in place, especially in the dwarf rose beds under the clematis colonnade. I don’t know what I did when I laid the latter in the first place, but suspect … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday: Time For a Bit of Shut-Eye
In a Vase on Monday: Gold Star
Having planned to pick stems of muscari for today’s vase, both title and prop were still missing but, as so often happens, it all fell into place. Joining the muscari were stems of unnamed pulmonaria, adding a different shade of … Continue reading
An Anniversary, a Plan and a Treat
An anniversary: would you believe I began Rambling in the Garden 11 years ago today? No, me neither! What a great experience it has been, what a lot I have learned and what a wonderful group of people I have … Continue reading
Six on Saturday: What’s New?
I am struggling to get the refrain ‘What’s New, Pussycat’ (oh-o-o-o) out of my head since I decided to pick out some newly flowering blooms for today’s post, which is linking as usual to Jim’s Six on Saturday meme. Sadly, … Continue reading
Not Quite an End of Month View: Thwarted
Yesterday evening, I realised once again that another month had passed without so much as a by your leave, and there was no sign of a February EOMV. Determined to rectify this, I went out with my camera this morning … Continue reading