Weeding
I did some hand weeding the other day. I know. I know. First time since never…. All the better to learn something then. And I did – see if you agree. It was the creeping buttercup curse. I used to think I would never get on top of this. I have had colour...
Everything In The Garden Is Lovely by Alasdair Aston
Sometimes I get really fed up of ‘lovely gardens’ and all the other lovelies…and then I remember this poem… Everything In The Garden Is Lovely by Alasdair Aston Even the fat slug That drags its belly nightly Over dank paving And into the heart...
Taking the pictures….
I love it when Charles works on Veddw: his pictures are so much better than mine. It’s like keeping the garden, saving its best bits: he only does best bits. Professional photographers aren’t interested in the bits that don’t work. They don’t...
The Great Slug Scare
Monty Don started it apparently, suggesting everyone hunts around, under and in their pots and seed trays to find slugs. Yuk. And then, presumably, squish them..I didn’t see it. The thrills I miss. But I didn’t miss an article online telling us the slug is...
Drought or Drown – what not to plant?
Noel Kingsbury has just published a piece in the Telegraph online, wonderfully identified in the link as ‘Middle Column Puff’ , about rainier gardening. It’s about gardening in the New Wet and follows his previous, recent piece about how we still...
What NOT to do in your garden in April
They tell you : The arrival of spring can mean fast growth. Love this, as I see daffodils shivering in the east wind and refusing to open…. In sunny weather, temperatures can rise sharply in greenhouses and cold frames. To prevent damage to seedlings, make sure your...
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Tradition
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