Covers off and on This week: Covers off and on; Lots of fruit; A walk on the wild side; The week started with some rain. Black clouds formed a backdrop to the approaching rain. We have had 12mm or 12 … Read More
Bee orchids This week: Easter rituals; Bee orchids; My Bluebell Wood; It’s Easter, so in the shops there are East Eggs and chocolate bunnies. I didn’t need to buy any because I have my own “Easter bunnies”… And a very … Read More
Break out the NATO sweater This week: Home for a Sivi Ćuk; More orchids; Wild flowers; This has been a week of two halves! At the beginning of the week, there was warm sunshine. It was tee-shirt weather and felt … Read More
Shrinking violets This week: In the Pacific…; Shrinking violets; At the risk of sounding like a broken record, we have had another wet week. The cool, grey, wet and miserable days are getting very wearing! This week we have had … Read More
Awful weather This week: Awful weather; A very wet Friday; With two fine days this week, once again, I have not done much in the garden or orchards. As the rain teemed down, I felt very sorry for my newly … Read More
Open gates This week: Open gates; Cyclone Harry; Starting a new project; I have an extremely damp feline on my knee as I write this. This week has been wet and miserable, all apart from one day. It is just … Read More
Mid winter This week: Health update; Mid winter; Orchard plants; The end of another year; This weeks blog is going to be short. Much shorter than the usual eight to ten minutes read, for the simple reason that I have … Read More
Gardens matter This week: Garden matters; Computing; Woodworking; We have had another sunny week again, with no rain. However both the daytime and night time temperatures are dropping noticeably now. The last scarlet leaves of my Parthenocissus have fallen this … Read More
Where are you looking? This week: Where are you looking when you walk?; It’s the 1st August; Disappointing germination; 2025 weather; We had some lovely and much needed rain on Saturday night and again on Monday night and into Tuesday … Read More
Feeling completely conflicted This week: Feeling completely conflicted; One decision made; Digging up bulbs; This week has again been hot. Very hot in fact. This afternoon when I was outside sorting bulbs, my digital thermometer registered 36.7°C in the shade. … Read More