Propogation, and the August experiment. 2.8.21

As an apprentice gardener slowly learning something of what’s what, I’ve become more interested in the notion of propagation from … More

Eager to grow. 13.4.21

Our interpretation of the Covid rules apparently allowed us to venture a little further from home, and we celebrated that … More

I understand that there’s nothing exceptional about frosty weather at this time of year and indeed that a “white” Easter … More

I do understand in my head that it is essential for a gardener to work with nature. There is a … More

Let’s not get carried away here! The snow has gone, and the “monthly outlook” on the BBC weather site seems … More

It’s cold today and was even colder last night. Indeed the prospects for the next few days are cold, with … More

I tried this sort of sequence of postings last year, and it all fell apart somehow . We’ll have another … More

We are, I guess, about 2/3 of the way through the first month of meteorological winter, and so have a … More

To say that this has been a strange year has become a kind of ultimate and omnipresent cliché. There is … More