I’m not on entirely good terms with this wet winter. I would rather have cold mornings that give rise to sunny days than continuously soggy ground, but we have to make the most of what is given to us and find other things to do. Once the big wooden planter was freed from the blackcurrant … More Gardening in a Wet Winter
This week has seen a distinct lack of much happening. The Little Fulla has been sick and somewhere along the way that merged into exponentially increasing behavioural challenges of grizzly and raging tantrums over almost anything, throughout the day, to get attention or sympathy or just because he felt like testing us. Who knew a … More Much Ado About Nothing
I have been taking care of a lot of tree business around here lately. Trees have been pruned, trees have been given final notice and trees have been bought. We decided that the yellow-fleshed plum tree was going to get the chop due to its pollination-related performance issues. I haven’t been able to ascertain what cultivar … More Tree Business
The Herb Garden has been known as The Herb Garden for some months now, which has been a little awkward since it didn’t have any herbs in it. What it did have was a collection of stumps and a vision in my head. And a colour-coordinated diagram. While I can quite happily plant out ornamental … More The Herb Garden Acquires Some Herbs
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