Garden security
Garden security These days we have to consider very seriously the security in our home and even our garden. I have known of people having their bedding plants dug up, must be for selling on, as I am unable to … Continue reading →
Longing for Spring
Longing for Spring Usually, by mid-October, I welcome a break from the garden, if only to recharge the batteries. Ironically by the first week of December, I am longing for the return of Spring so that I can get … Continue reading →
Grey Squirrel
The grey squirrels have returned for the winter, I guess they know where the easy pickings are. This morning one was silhouetted on the large Sycamore tree at early dawn. Great fun to watch them leaping from tree to tree, … Continue reading →
Viburnum Bodnantense Dawn
Viburnum Bodnantense Dawn Probably the shrub in Winter which is the most free-flowering, is Viburnum Bodnantense Dawn. White, pink-tinged fragrant flowers produced, in colder areas, January through till March. In milder spots, this shrub can flower off and on from … Continue reading →
Compost for Azaleas
Compost for Azaleas Bagged up a massive amount of material suitable for composting, all from Perennial plants which had been cut back last week. Borders are starting to look a little tidier again. In the afternoon I decided to plant … Continue reading →