Gardening stories in a little London garden
Uh oh! What an onslaught of hail- totally unexpected! I am planning on planting seeds straight into the garden in the next few weeks. Now I am a bit nervous. The ‘protective mother’ side of me comes out whenever I see predators eyeing up my young plants. Worse still when the Elements decide to be … Continue reading Random weather
I am writing this on the first of March and therefore the meteorological spring has begun! On Tuesday in preparation for writing the next blog I had planned to go to my favourite public garden in Shenley called The Walled Garden to take some photos. Historically it used to be part of the grounds of … Continue reading To Everything There is a Season
If you have been following my posts, some of you may be scratching your heads wondering about the change of name to my blog. To try and reach a wider audience, my husband kindly created a web address for my blog! As the original blog name and web address don’t match, it seemed a … Continue reading New Blog Name
It never ceases to amaze me how dead-looking twigs/ vines/ branches burst out with new buds. There is nothing left on them during winter, to the point I am left wondering if I have killed them by mistake? The fatal error of getting rid of some of these plants was almost made when I … Continue reading Signs of life
February in London seems to be one of those months which is split between oohhing and aaahhing over spring flowers and getting muddy and dirty digging through soil and applying compost. ‘No pain, no gain’ is the mantra that goes through my head as I stand up and stretch my sore back and blow my … Continue reading Unglamorous Gardening
This Saturday was a gusty windy day. The kids, hubby and I went to our local park for a walk and to feed the ducks. I love family walks. The fresh air clears the cobwebs in my mind and, let’s be honest, watching toddlers walk, is the cutest thing ever. My youngest is so … Continue reading Windy walks
