Took another step closer to garden glory this weekend – managed to snatch some time in between driving unreasonable distances and bridesmaiding to construct a flatpack trellis…… Read more “Trellis”
Category: Gardening
All things growing and cultivating! Organic, healthy, sustainable.
I feel good from my head….TOMATOES!!!
Excuse the terrible pun, but we really did achieve a lot yesterday. We now have a sort of….tomato vineyard? We spent a good three hours digging over…… Read more “I feel good from my head….TOMATOES!!!”
Elderflower Cordial 2
(Continuation of https://bryonywillis.wordpress.com/2014/06/15/elderflower-cordial-1/) 24 hours later we drained and bottled it. We filled up 4 of the Ikea stopper bottles and had 1 wine bottle full to spare.…… Read more “Elderflower Cordial 2”
Squashed
We might be new kids on the (allotment) block but we’re certainly not messing around. This weekend we planted out our large brood of squashes. It’s a…… Read more “Squashed”
Elderflower Cordial 1
There’s some. …. Look, there’s some more! We’re driving to the allotment, Tea Stew is in the driving seat. He keeps slowing down and excitedly pointing at…… Read more “Elderflower Cordial 1”
The Lavatera have landed!
I checked my flowerpots this morning – little green shoots in all of them already. The best was this one – lovely little lavaterae.
Weed?
We haven't weeded the strawberry patch yet. It seemed to be doing just fine in its natural state, so we focused on clearing the opposite end of… Read more "Weed?"
Owl
How lovely is this?? Who doesn't need an owl hanging basket in their life. I received the one on the left as a gift on Sunday and I… Read more "Owl"
Mystery Bug
Found this little chap buzzing round my greenhouse this morning. Anybody know what he is? My best guess is Ichneumon Wasp.
Strawberry Surprise
We had a surprise when we popped up to the allotment this afternoon - STRAWBERRIES, lots of them, mostly green but a few ready for nomming. Yum… Read more "Strawberry Surprise"
