For the first time I’m joining in with Helen’s meme at The Patient Gardener. I’m sorry that this is rather long, but it’s been ages since I did a practical update on the entire garden; this is as much for my long-term record as for your interest. April weather has been mixed. Heavy rains just … Continue reading April: End of Month View
A friend recently commented that the Mirror Garden was so ‘colourful’ … I was a bit cast down by that, because I had wanted to build on what we inherited there (the box hedging and my little dumpling box shapes) and make a very serene garden in green, grey and yellow. (The grey foliage is … Continue reading Tulips & other favourite things
The garden in April demanded – lots of work! But I’m away from it at the moment, with time to flick through the pictures I took of the tulips. It seemed a shame to let them (and other small garden changes) go uncelebrated. I’m too late to join in with Helen’s end of month meme at the … Continue reading My garden in April
My recent inspiration hasn’t translated itself to the keyboard. It took a new project and a day or so of much-needed rain for me to get up the desire to write about what I’ve been doing. My pictures are not exactly sparkling, because the weather was rather dull today (a bit like the photographer). Yesterday I finally began to set out the … Continue reading Birth of a Knot Garden
So much for good intentions! I promised myself I’d photograph these hyacinths every seven days. But, you know what? They were just too boring every seven days! Although I did become rather excited when both little green noses had appeared. Generally, however, it was like sitting eternally watching a kettle boil. They have now been growing on … Continue reading The School Project 2
Ok, So I know you all do this anyway and did it when you were knee-high … But I’m a late bloomer. This is the first time I’ve ever grown hyacinths like this. I’m enchanted, can’t stop looking. After just over seven days in my home they look like this. I keep peering at the … Continue reading The School Project
Garden Dreaming at Châtillon 