We were in the garden completing a few small tasks in and around the greenhouse when this “visitation” (is that…
Our 2021 Garden (29.1.21)
We’re at the end of January – at least very nearly so – but certainly not at the end of…
Coming and Going
……. or should I say Going and Coming? Going is the bowl full of Iris Reticulata “Katharine Hodgkin”. They’ve been…
Making cliches in the snow!
Every time it snows – which in truth isn’t all that often even in West Yorkshire – the temptation is…
Ongoing Irises
To anyone who knows about the cultivation of Irises, this runs the risk of being seriously boring. I know very…
Surprised by a precocious Iris!
It’s cold today and was even colder last night. Indeed the prospects for the next few days are cold, with…
Our 2021 Garden : January
I tried this sort of sequence of postings last year, and it all fell apart somehow . We’ll have another…
Our Winter Garden – Dec 2020
We are, I guess, about 2/3 of the way through the first month of meteorological winter, and so have a…
Just a little higher since …….
I’ve never attempted to grow Hyacinths before. We’ve bought them of course, and enjoyed that wonderful scent, but this year…
It don’t mean a thing …..
It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing! I think I’m rediscovering Jazz! I’ve spent a lot…
