Voilà! New alpine planter
As well as growing some alpines in my Alpine Wall, my love of alpines is increasing. So when my Kevin offered to buy me a gardening treat, I pointed him in the direction of this blue alpine planter. Which I …
Spoonie Veg: strawberries
My strawberry patch Spoonie Veg rating: 1 Strawberries. Just the word, strawberries, it sounds quintessentially, summer. And they taste so good, whether freshly picked and eaten next to your patch or turned into homemade strawberry ice cream. What’s more, strawberries …
Netting the cherries (aka me vs the blackbirds)
This year I have my first proper crop fruiting on my Morello (sour) cherry, Prunus cerasus ‘Morello’. I know from previous experience from when I lived in Oxford, that blackbirds are rather partial to Morello cherries. In fact, they seem to …
Quince watch 2016: July update
And then there were nine… There have been some developments since the May Quince watch update. The late May flowering has indeed resulted in some quincelets! Oh, the excitement. There were ten, until one fell off the tree today. Ugh. …
Irritating Plant of the Month (IPotM): June 2016
Alison over at The Blackberry Garden has written a great post on a plant that has been irritating her, and came up with the idea of Irritating Plant of the Month day (IPotM). See her post for info, and mine below …