February 2023
28 February 2023
I am slightly late this year in starting to revue how the garden performed during 2022. Looking back at previous years blogs, documented month by month, I realise it is probably becoming a bit boring…
Read more...28 February 2023
I am slightly late this year in starting to revue how the garden performed during 2022. Looking back at previous years blogs, documented month by month, I realise it is probably becoming a bit boring…
Read more...17 March 2022
Another strange year, coping with all the restrictions that the Covid pandemic continued to bring with it which were at least eased a bit from the Spring but still saw many of us being careful about…
Read more...22 March 2021
As I start to write up our blog for last year, I have to firstly reflect on what a strange year it has been. The pandemic caused so many problems including of course the freedom to freely visit…
Read more...26 February 2020
Once again, here I am, nearly in the middle of February 2020 starting to write a summary of how the garden fared last year. As I write I am anticipating with some dread the very high winds and gusts…
Read more...31 March 2019
I think 2018 will be noted for a year of extremes, especially when we think of the Beast from the East and the long dry summer. However, as gardeners we have to rise to the challenges that the weather…
Read more...24 February 2018
Here we are at the beginning of February 2018, as I start to review 2017 I am looking out of the window watching the snow falling! I am able to review the year relatively accurately as I keep a garden…
Read more...30 January 2017
Looking back to May last year was the first sign of the summer to follow. Most of the month was dry and warm for the time of year. Plants were forward in their growth, pears, plum and damson blossom…
Read more...24 April 2016
I see I haven’t written any blog for 2015... so have decided not to look back too much, looking forward seems a much better idea! 2015 continued in much the same vein as previous years, the challenges…
Read more...20 December 2014
As I write this in January (2015) I know that once again I have neglected to keep the Blog up to date. However, I do keep a weekly diary of how the garden changes, and indeed the weather – slight…
Read more...31 January 2014
Once again time I updated the garden blog. I have been very remiss in not doing this task since last March. I see that last March my first comments were about the weather. I am beginning to think that…
Read more...31 March 2013
High time to write an update I think. I realised that I have not added to the blog since last September which is far too long ago for me to remember all the details of how the garden fared during late…
Read more...01 October 2012
Mixed weather this month, started dull and damp but warm – up to 22’C, then had a very wet week, followed by a dry one then back to rain again. I am getting very frustrated with the wet days as there…
Read more...30 August 2012
Has been a mixed month weather wise, the garden has been looking lovely and there has not been too much weeding to be done, I have just been wandering round the garden, pulling out an odd weed here…
Read more...31 July 2012
Continued to be wet and windy which wasn't very helpful for our first Open Garden Day of the year on the 1st. Flowers were still late in showing themselves although the roses that are climbing up the…
Read more...30 June 2012
Started with the Queens Jubilee weekend, what a wet and windy time that was! The rubbish June weather continued in the same vein for most of the month making gardening a less than happy hobby at times…
Read more...31 May 2012
All apart from one week from the 20th which was warm sunny and dry, May was a wet and at times windy month also cool – a bit like most of April really. However, plants started to grow at last, but…
Read more...30 April 2012
From a very dry start to the year we are now making up for it! We seem to have had a lot of rain so far this month; at least, there have been quite a few days when I have been unable to garden…
Read more...23 March 2012
We are almost at the end of another very dry month. Plants in pots especially are suffering already, and we don’t usually have to think about watering them at this time of the year. I am thinking that…
Read more...28 February 2012
Very unusual weather. We’ve gone from 4” of snow, to night time temperatures of between -7’C to -10’C, and towards the end of the month there have been daytime highs of up to 18’C! Poor plants, they…
Read more...10 February 2012
Weather continuing to be very cold. Below freezing at night for the last 2 weeks, and barely above freezing during the day. We had 4” snow overnight 4/5th February. Happily, over the previous weekend…
Read more...12 January 2012
It's now mid January and the garden has become unusually dry for the time of year. The last week has seen day time temperatures into 2 figures although now becoming cooler and below freezing forecast…
Read more...04 January 2012
2011 was an odd year weatherwise, drier than usual, warm in the spring and cool in the summer. It was very wet and windy on one of our Open Garden days but despite the at times indifferent weather we…
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