Garden Journal - Daffodils Are Back !
The winter here in the southern part of the UK has felt like it's dragged on forever. It hasn't been particularly cold, just endless rain and damp. Gloomy. But finally we're…
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Garden Journal - Almost Autumn
Now we're in September, there's a real chill in the air at night, and the sky is overcast with rain most days. Definitely starting to feel autumnal already, although we might…
Garden Journal - Bumper Hazelnut Crop
All week it's been raining hazelnuts ! This is just a quick post, a kind of "mini-update". Our back garden has a very old hazel tree, as well as a self-seeded one in the front…
Hive Garden Journal - Tomatoes. So Many Tomatoes.
We seem to have inadvertently turned our garden into some kind of perma-culture. The lawn has pretty much disappeared under potted plants, raised beds and garden furniture, and…
Garden Journal - Harvesting Whitecurrants
We returned from a short holiday last week, and it's amazing how much had changed in the garden ! I'll do a full journal in a few days, but this one is just to highlight a…
Garden Journal - Ladybirds To The Rescue !
This is just a quick follow-up on yesterday's post. Remember I mentioned we had a major aphid problem on the calendula ? Well no more. The litle guy in the photo below is my…
Garden Journal - It's June, And The Rain Makes The Garden Grow
June has arrived with a belt of rain here in the south of England. The upside is that it saves us a huge amount of time (and money) watering things. The downside is that…
Garden Journal - Things Are Starting To Happen !
What a strange year ! After last year being wet and cold pretty much all through followed by a mild winter, everything in our garden seems to be happening incredibly fast right…
Spring Garden Journal - My Favourite Flowers Turned Up
It's been far too long since I did a garden update ! The truth is, my poor garden has been terribly neglected for the last few months while I had to focus all my energy on some…
Garden Journal - Getting Light To The Far End Of The Garden
This has been a project I've been meaning to do all winter. It's happened over the course of about three weeks, in between work and in the dry days between winter storms.…