Milestones
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
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
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 […]
The Long Road to Clearville
You may want to have a cup of tea and a sleeping bag, this is a long one. Towards the end of last year I just managed to sneak in […]
Rubbish Work
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
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
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 […]
Spring Blossom and More
In the last several blog posts I’ve written about how busy I’ve been working through lists and tasks, jobs and chores. While I’ve been beavering away, so has the garden. […]
Skirting and Fluting
That last rose has now been pruned, another one has been hooked back on to the tree it is supposed to be clambering up, another border got edged and weeded, […]
Minding the Steps
There’s only one rose left that I need to prune. All the others are done for the season. I’m left with the last and most difficult one to contend with, […]