2013
Bouquet Brownie Points
I like to be in credit. That applies to financial credit, favour credit and most importantly, relationship credit. If I build up enough relationship credit then I can trade it […]
A Complete Statement
I make statements. That, in itself was a statement. They are about what I want and in particular what I want from the garden or what I want it to […]
Add Another Clematis
As one plant dies, so it leaves behind an opportunity for another to take its place. This time, one of the Canary Island Date Palms (Phoenix Canariensis) did not survive […]
Does Wisteria Go Around Corners?
A most noticeable omission from the May Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day was the Wisteria we have. Not to worry though, it’s still alive and well, but didn’t appreciate the cold […]
The Ghost Iris
Several years ago I was kindly given a clump of Iris Sibirica in a bucket, it took some detective work to figure out that this is what they were. They […]
Going Up…
I have a small garden, prime border real estate is very limited and at a premium when there is high demand from plants that are literally queuing up to have […]
Perfect Moments
I like to think that all parts of my garden give wonderfully amazing experiences, but I know that’s not true. However there is one particular time and one particular place […]
The Terrible, Terrible Mistake
It’s not easy for me to admit this, but I’m only realising now that I once made a terrible, terrible gardening mistake. Let me take you back a few years […]
Water Pearls
Courtesy of daddy, we recently came home with a large, sumptuous hosta in a bucket that now sits on the front door step giving the entrance a bit more of […]