The garden is looking a lot fresher since now we have had a couple of weeks of more changeable weather, with cooler temperatures and lots of rain. The ferns either side of the bench were so desiccated by the heat that I cut them back hard sometime in July and now here we are with…
Category: August
A good clean up
I generally have little interest in gardening in August, its normally too hot for me and I think I’m just waiting for Autumn to start appearing round the corner, one of my two favourite months. This year I’ve been even worse given the heat wave we have endured since May. However, apart from a bit…
Garden Bloggers Bloom Day – August 2018
It seems I have a growing collection of Agapanthus in the garden more by luck than design. It probably is because I have a weakness for all bulbs and at this time of year its seems to be either Agapanthus or Crocosmia. Over recent years they have been moved to the big border which is…
Plans are afoot
My garden for the last 9 years or so has become my identity to many people particularly as I have been a serial blogger on the subject. Even recently at work people have started to ask about my blog and I’ve heard the expression “Helen writes a gardening blog you know” more and more. Something…
In a Pot on Monday – Unexpected Bloom
There is no vase from me today as everything is rather soggy and I have been distracted by a surprise find in the greenhouse this week. Having a tidy up and jiggling things around I discovered that Hippeastrum ‘Ever Green’ had produced a flower bud despite my belief that it was resting. I can only…
End of Month View – August 2015
Finally I can stop moaning about the lack of rain as the last week has been decidedly wet leaving the garden looking very lush. I surprised myself at how much things had grown in the last year when I looked back at last year’s August EOMV post. It just shows you how easy it is…
Barn House Garden, Wye Valley
The blogging world is a funny old place. You find yourself accepting invitations from people you have never met either to meet up with them at events or visit their gardens. My mother often raises an eyebrow at this since of course back in the day you, especially a single lady like myself, would never…
In a Vase on Monday – Faded Elegance
This week’s vase is a simple one of Agapanthus ardernei hybrids. I have two wonderful clumps of agapanthus, this one and a very dark blue one and they are situated in ideal conditions soil-wise. However, it seems the sunlight that reaches them, although appearing full on to me, isn’t to the agapanthus’ liking so they…
Ferny Make-over
It’s interesting how your approach to the garden changes when you have time on your side. I don’t mean a few hours but when you have a couple of weeks with few plans and so you can ponder and potter without clock watching and worrying about everything you want to achieve in an unrealistic time….
