I do understand in my head that it is essential for a gardener to work with nature. There is a…
Our 2021 Garden (28.2.21)
Today is the last day of meteorological winter, and so tomorrow is the first day of meteorological spring. It’s a…
Our 2021 Garden. (18.2.21)
Let’s not get carried away here! The snow has gone, and the “monthly outlook” on the BBC weather site seems…
Heroic Crocus. (6.2.21)
It’s Saturday morning, about 0930, and it’s raining. The forecast suggests that it’ll keep raining until it starts sleeting and…
The Visitation
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…
