Under the weather This week: Under the weather; It’s all in the bubbles; Selling the car; I scream, you scream…; In the garden; Under the weather I seem to have caught a virus, at least I think that is what … Read More
As different countries suffer heatwaves – over 20ºC in parts of Alaska, these temperature effects are not universal across continents.
This week the plums have started to fall off, so I decided that I would begin the task of dismembering the broken bough and begin picking the plums.
I like exploring gardens and garden centres, trying seeds and cuttings and generally experimenting.
There are still severe heat warning in place into next week, but I think here in Dol, while we may just exceed 36ºC, that is about as high as we will get for the moment.
I was up early and wandered along the dewy path up to St Michael’s Church to watch the first rays of the sun climb above the Dinaric Alps, above Makarska.
Creating a bit of a stink This week: Catapulted into summer; Work routine; Protecting tender plants; Creating a bit of a stink; Catapulted into summer By the end of last week, as the mercury was a fraction over 30ºC, I … Read More
On a lovely bright summer morning, I took the coast road to Hvar…
Sometimes you just cannot get seeds to sprout to order!
Weeds, weeds, weeds…. This week: University works; Wild Flowers; In the Greenhouse; A bit of history; Garden casualties; Weeds, weeds, weeds….. I’ve just about cut down every weed this week. Those not cut down have been dug out (eg. long … Read More