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HOW THE GARDEN'S GETTING ON 14 Jul 2013 | 07:37 pm
I've recently described my new approach to gardening: everything should be self-seeding or self-perpetuating in some way. This will not necessarily lead to a well developed garden but one I'm free to ...
PINKS AND PURPLES 18 Jun 2013 | 12:14 am
June 17th 2013 This honeysuckle (Lonicera Graham Thomas) is past its best and its flowers are darkening from pale to dark yellow. Last year, it didn't flower well and the only reason I didn't dig ...
SIZE AND PERSPECTIVE ILLUSTRATED 10 Jun 2013 | 05:04 pm
On my other blog (Esther's Boring Garden Blog) I've been explaining that my garden is very small and the way I increase its size is to look at it from ground level. I've also been talking about re-arr...
ANGLE SHADES - TWO 21 May 2013 | 07:34 am
A while back I posted a photo of a very plump, very green, substantial caterpillar which was climbing the outside of our garden wall. It got to the top, hung around a bit then vanished. Angle Shades ...
SOMETHING DISGUSTING IS HAPPENING TO THE APPLE TREE 7 May 2013 | 10:07 pm
Help! What is this? Everything about the apple tree appears to be healthy. The blossom is exceptionally late in arriving but that's in synch with other plants this year. Everything's behind. The leave...
THE WONDERFUL SEEDS OF PETTY SPURGE (Euphorbia peplus) 13 Mar 2013 | 04:13 pm
On my windowsill is a little bay tree in a big pot. In with it, along with a bit of mould, some grass, a couple of Aquilegeas, a few unknown seedlings, and a Fat Hen (or something like it) are two Pe...
FIRST SEEDS UP 4 Mar 2013 | 08:06 pm
Around this time of year, I like to use this blog to mark what happens when - which might mean it gets a bit monotonous and you might like to tune out for a while. One seedling looks much like another...
STICKING MY NECK OUT 2 Mar 2013 | 05:49 pm
There's a post called 'Strawberries and Aliens' on the blog Hillwards. I like strawberries and I'd like to claim a track-record when it comes to aliens. And to add into the preamble . . . I've been ...
THE FIRST OF THE CLEMATIS 27 Feb 2013 | 09:23 pm
The caterpillar has gone, whether to eat, to be eaten or to hide, I don't know. But while looking to see if it's hiding on the garden side of the wall, I found this February 27th 2013 the first flow...
ANGLE SHADES 26 Feb 2013 | 09:34 pm
February 26th 2013 Between our garden and the street there's a tall wall made from garish red bricks. Yesterday, on the pavement side and close to the top, there was a puffy, fat, caterpillar; about...
