Blog Home

A garden is always a series of losses set against a few triumphs, like life itself – May Sarton I began this blog in the summer of 2019. My gardening and life experiences definitely echo May Sarton’s words! You can subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

I’ve done it again – both my plastic greenhouses and the conservatory are full of seedlings. The likes of Monty, Carol and Alan use words like “cathartic“, “therapeutic” and “relaxing” when showing us how to prick out our seedlings. They use various instruments to help with this task – Carol favours a chop stick. This… Read more

Victoria and Albert have some unwelcome visitors – they heard something run up their outside wall during the night – rats have got into their loft 🙀 Apparently they are particularly drawn to warm, cosy lofts during cold weather – they’re very intelligent creatures, so that shouldn’t be a surprise really. A few days after… Read more