Category Archives: Winter

Wordless Wednesday: Rochester, the First

Posted on December 21, 2022 by Cathy
Posted in Gardening, Gardens, trees, Winter, winter interest | Tagged | 6 Comments

In a Vase on Monday: Sticks and Stones

Posted on December 19, 2022 by Cathy

As promised, temperatures on Sunday, as I write this, have crept above freezing and steady rain is doing what it can to remove the last traces of frost before temperatures continue rising through the night to take us into double … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Gardens, In a Vase on Monday, Winter, winter interest | 18 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

Wordless Wednesday: Especially in December

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Cathy
Posted in Gardening, quotations, Winter, Wordless Wednesday | 4 Comments

Six on Saturday: Brrr!

Posted on December 10, 2022 by Cathy

We had our first proper frost on Wednesday here, as the UK succumbed to some real wintry weather, with sunny days and blue skies followed by nights below freezing. Not unexpectedly, Scotland has had the worst of it, with snow … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Gardens, Six on Saturday, Winter | Tagged | 23 Comments

Wordless Wednesday: Yet Another Late Monthly View

Posted on December 7, 2022 by Cathy
Posted in End of Month View, Gardening, Gardens, Winter, Wordless Wednesday | 6 Comments

Six on Saturday: Glow

Posted on December 3, 2022 by Cathy

Earlier this week, Elder Daughter took me and The Poppet to Glow, the seasonal light installation at RHS Wisley. Those who have visited Wisley may recognise some of the features, albeit seeing them in a completely different way. The installation … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Gardens, Six on Saturday, Visiting gardens & days out, Winter | Tagged | 17 Comments

Six on Saturday: Partial Nudity

Posted on November 26, 2022 by Cathy

As this is a garden blog I can be fairly sure no-one reading this is expecting to find photos of the Golfer or myself cavorting semi-naked around the garden; if so, they would be disappointed, or relieved perhaps, to find … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Six on Saturday: Going…

Posted on November 5, 2022 by Cathy

…is crab apple Malus ‘Golden Hornet, with its manky rotting yellow crabs… Still here, however, is multi-coloured foliage of witch hazel Hamamelis ‘Ruby Glow’, although most of my other witch hazels are now completely nude: Nerines in the Coop are … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn, cutting beds, Gardening, Gardens, greenhouse, seasonal tasks, Six on Saturday, Winter | 24 Comments