There are only three days until spring and I am super excited. I have been working so hard recently to get the garden ready for the next stage in its journey. I have also been working hard to try and…
Read MoreI knew it would be a big job, that’s why I’d been putting it off. I started half heartedly a week ago, just sorting the clutter that had built up on the benches and trying to find homes elsewhere for…
Read MoreSo, I’m making great progress with my To Do list. I’ve been ticking off things left, right and centre in the computer gardening department and we can firmly lay that at the feet of the rainy days we had this…
Read MoreThe weather has been exceptionally strange – it has felt more like Late Spring than Late Winter. The boffins are suggesting a bit of a seasonal reset will be happening soon and normal winter conditions will return. But they have…
Read MoreWhat is it about the passing of time that sets of fear in my heart? Yet another chunk of my life is passing me by and what am I doing with it? According to my ever growing ‘to do’ list…
Read MoreI have been determined to get things straightened out ready for the spring. However, my biggest weakness is procrastination and the bigger the mess the more likely I will put things off. The most pressing need right now is the…
Read MoreIt has been a bit windy recently. There have been three storms in as many weeks. But this is expected from midwinter. However the thought there are just 40 days until spring has caused me a little consternation. It is…
Read MoreI feel for my poor strawberries. Before we moved to the coast I had repotted extra runners into pots, but at the time I had no reason to do it, I just didn’t want to waste them. Then when the…
Read MoreFor a deeply obsessed gardener there is no good time to go on holiday as there is always something to do or something to watch out for. But I took my hand off the controls at what seems like a…
Read MoreI’ve been on holiday. It was an impromptu decision but one well worth it. You really can’t beat quality time with family. And my Mum is a bit of a gardener so the allure of a visit is all the…
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