Picture Snaps 2

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I ducked out between rain showers recently to grab some pictures of the garden as it races and grows out of control before my eyes. We first start with the […]

Between a Path and a Rock Wall

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The first rockery wall I built on the corner border had me single-handedly hauling the sizeable stone pieces from next-door’s garden across to mine (they wanted rid of it so […]

Picture Snaps

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It’s another one of those “elsewhere in the garden” posts, with pictures and excerpts to explain them. We start off with a mix of cheery self-seeded lobelia in one of […]

Milestones

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In the last few weeks, several milestones in the garden were passed. They have been years in the making, inter-linked with various dependencies that slowly unraveled like a ball of […]

Hedging Bets

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The back garden is roughly a long rectangle in shape. The two long sides are framed with hedges, rhododendron ponticum for one and beech for the other. We’ll gloss over […]

Making an Entrance

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I spend most of my time, money and effort on the back garden, it is the largest part while most of the front is a gravel drive. There are small […]

Rubbish Work

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The early Spring weather with stay-at-home measures means I’ve raced through Spring garden chores and am now starting work on newer areas and projects that are beyond just “maintenance”. This […]

Supporting Acts

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Several things on my annual maintenance list which I spent the warm Spring charging through was to look at the supports for the plants and redo the rickety parts. While […]

Divide and Conquer

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The way to grasp a seemingly overwhelming problem or piece of work is to write down all its component pieces and dependencies, then put them in some sort of priority […]