Gardening related ramblings
Last month I think I was a bit doom and gloom about the state of my garden, on account of the hot weather. I’ve been trying not to be a glass half empty kind of woman, but it’s not easy. A big plus is that it has rained, and conveniently quite a lot overnight – …
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I won’t dwell on my garden too much this month, because it’s mainly scorched – it’s been so hard to keep things alive. I’m not boasting, but I think I may have mentioned, we have 8 water butts and they are all empty. I have to say, I love the hot weather, but we do …
GR has given me an early birthday present. It’s a bird feeder with a built in camera – so exciting! As with anything techie, there have been teething problems. To start with, the camera needs a good wifi signal, so can’t be too far from the house. Also it needs to be well away from …
Did I mention I thought I was going to have another letter published in the RHS magazine – The Garden? I received an email from them advising that mine was going to be the star letter in the forthcoming issue. It was about placing a Drosera Capensis plant in among your house plants to control fungus gnats. …
Have you started watching David Attenborough’s Secret Garden yet – it’s to commemorate his 100th year on this planet? I’ve watched the first couple of episodes and I’m finding the series both fascinating and delightful – well mostly, apart from the gory clips, like dragon flies eating tadpoles and the tension when the neighbourhood cat, …
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By way of update since last month’s blog, I’m pleased to announce that I did manage to mend my beloved bird feeder – well, of a fashion. The plastic tray was too badly mangled even for superglue, so I had to resort to copious quantities of insulating tape – not pretty I know, but the …
I can’t believe we’re nearly in March already. If you live in the UK I think you’ll be glad to see the back of February’s rain – it’s been never ending hasn’t it. I’ve managed just 4 gardening days so far this year, but I have to say they’ve been productive. Despite GR’s efforts with …
I suppose it’s a bit late now, but I do wish you a very happy and healthy 2026! I haven’t done much gardening so far this year – it’s just been too cold and wet. I have been reading about gardening though and watching gardening programmes and videos. The RHS Magazine, The Garden, included a …
GR and I are spending Twixmas in Northumberland with Rosie and Daisy and Little Bud. We couldn’t help but notice the molehills on our walk around the grounds of our holiday cottage. I don’t currently have moles in my garden but I’m not sure I would mind – apparently those molehills make for great compost. …
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For the past few weeks I’ve been getting a bit depressed about the state of my garden. The grass needed cutting again, but was still very wet. The plants in my pots were starting to look limp and frankly manky and a frost was imminent. I’d been trying to find a window of opportunity to …
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