Hello again. Remember me?
I took a break from blogging in the autumn, convinced there wasn’t much left to say about the garden. Levelling laurels? Old news. Magnificent magnolias? Been there, done that. Except…
A garden, and more, in Shaftesbury
Hello again. Remember me?
I took a break from blogging in the autumn, convinced there wasn’t much left to say about the garden. Levelling laurels? Old news. Magnificent magnolias? Been there, done that. Except…
Well, it’s obvious that this isn’t a monthly blog anymore. Not just because I keep going away on holiday…but gardening is cyclical so there’s less new stuff
There’s not a lot happening in January and February. I guess that’s a good thing because it’s freezing and wet, and that’s no fun. But it’s frustrating when, at other…
August is a transitional month. It’s definitely part of summer – there’s sunshine and festivals and family holidays.
I was determined to post about June before the first week of July was over. My intentions were good, but somehow… So here’s two months for the price of one.
I love May. It’s so fresh, alive and green … except where it’s flowering madly in every other colour. Hedgerows, verges, gardens, woods – it’s all going on, everywhere.
As I said in April part 1, it’s been a busy month. But it’s also been a chance to sit and take in my surroundings. Read a book and listen…
Along the river, over the hills, in the ground, in the sky, spring work is going on with joyful enthusiasm, new life, new beauty, unfolding, unrolling in glorious exuberant extravagance,…
It feels like things are really getting going. I can’t wait to spend much more time and attention on the garden.