We just scarified our lawn at the weekend. We hired a large petrol powered machine, but you can get small garden electric ones. It has a rotating...
The last bit of gardening action was more Daffodils from the side of the house, moved to the kitchen border, to give a bit of early colour in this...
In another spot, liberated from Daffodils, we planted another of the anniversary roses that have been living in pots on the back corridor window...
9th March 2025It was a very misty and damp start to Sunday, despite what the BBC weather and met office website said! We didn't go out until...
There's no major changes at the railway at present, though all the plants are showing new growth and some with flowers. It's almost a year since...
8th March 2025We've had a busy weekend in the garden on the hottest weekend of the year so far. Last year, the first half of the year was too...
We had 300 feet of the stuff, severely overgrown because the last owner didn't do any trimming. I've got rid of some, but it usually needs cutting...
Laurel is almost indestructible. When I moved house, I cut one Laurel bush flush with the ground, so I could turn my trailer around without the...
Inside the wood, there are daffodils with buds now, which shouldn't be far away from opening. The Daisy Pomponettes that were moved from the...
Here's the view from inside the wood, looking out towards the lawn. Once the Viburnum grows and spreads, it will help to close in the wood over...
Around the front of the woodland, still at the bottom end, is where the Viburnum tinus was to go. The original plan was to put it behind the fern,...
Next, I moved down to the bottom of the wood, to plant the Ilex Aquifoleum. This was at the bottom end of the wood, behind the Japanese Maple, to...
2nd March 2025On Sunday the 2nd, we had a grand tour of six local garden centres, 'though we returned to one at the end of the afternoon, so I...
Thanks.We do, but it's a pain, as it always decides to be windy after we start cutting!
1st March 2025This afternoon, Lynne and I spent several hours, digging out the slates. Half a wheelbarrow load was dug out, washed with a hose...
All the Geraniums were piled into the wheelbarrow and trundled down the garden to the bottom end of the wood. There was a small patch of grass and...
27th February 2025I'm enjoying the photography opportunities in the woodland, with both the flowers and and sun sets. Here's one clump of...
From what I can see, they have all sprouted and are between two and four inches tall at present.
25th February 2025I was back out in the garden for a while yesterday and noticed the first crocuses are out in the pot next to the workshop....
Slates and plant life aren't a great mix. When we moved house, the new house had a small wood, edged around the outside with slate. All sorts of...
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