Notes on growing ornamentals and edibles, and musings on other matters that interest me.
Some Sheffield place-names are merely Easy to pronounce, like Heeley. Others, if not heard but seen, will Lead to mistakes like “green hill”. If you’ve only seen Beauchief on a road sign You won’t know it’s “bee”, not the French …
The garden in mid-winter It’s been a little quiet here when it comes to blogging about the garden recently. That’s because changes are afoot and I’ve wanted to wait until things were confirmed before writing about them. Well, I can …
*lost count, but who cares, it’s the Peak District. Beyond High Bradfield Looking toward Lower Bradfield and Loxley Towards Strines Moor Castleton towards Winnats Pass Winnats Pass (from inside the car) Winnats Pass (from inside the car) Winnats Pass, back …
At the end of December we spent a few days in Norfolk. Here’s ‘wot we did on our ‘olidays’. Beaches – Sheringham We enjoyed both the overcast grey days and the stunning clear blue sky days along the coast. First …
January, mid-Winter. The days are a mix of cold with blue skies and damp with grey skies. Indifferent to the weather, Cyclamen coum is a burst of much-welcomed colour. It’s also known as the Eastern cyclamen as it originates from …
January: Iris histrioides ‘Lady Beatrix Stanley’ As is customary at this time of the year, it’s time to undertake a review of how things went in the garden in 2016. However, as my health is poorly, I’m cheating and not …
We spent a couple of hours at the Welney Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust. Birdies, clear blue skies on a cold winters day. Beautiful. Hooper swan with a collection of Pochard ducks. A flock of… No idea, but pretty. We couldn’t …
Today is the shortest day of the year – the winter solstice. The darkest day of the year, at least in my part of the world. Apparently we will have only 7 hours, 49 minutes and 41 seconds of daylight …
With the milder weather, Crocus Speciosus Cassiope is suddenly flowering away in the new Curve Border. They have not been getting any direct sunlight since planted at the end of October, as at this time of year the border is …