‘I’ll light the fire, while you place the flowers in the vase that we bought today….’ Crosby, Stills Nash and Young Today is a taste of Spring: a cold start, but later warm, sunny and still. Warm enough to sit outside and have a morning coffee and enjoy the collection of succulents in the blue…
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SoS, July 7: Small Bright Spots.
Although some bulbs are making an appearance, much of the garden is having its Winter rest, so this week’s post is more about small spots of colour rather than any overall abundance of the kind that Spring will hopefully produce. Most plants need to rest at some time of the year, so I’m grateful to…
Six on Saturday, 2 June: Winter is here
Winter has arrived! During the week we had some longed-for rain and on that day, the top temperature was only 13 degrees. Let’s not become over-excited though, the rain gauge measured only 14 ml, but we were very grateful. Nothing refreshes the garden like the water that comes from the sky, and the recent rainfall…