I take many photos of The Priory; and often I'll end up with a nice shot of something or other which won't necessarily fit into a 'post story.' So I thought I'd start the "Priory Picture Post" series: a quick-fire, occasional series with a photo and perhaps a few words. To get the ball rolling, … Continue reading Priory Picture Post # 1
Month: May 2011
Sheesh. I Don’t Know Why I Bother
I was delighted to read on the excellent Hazeltree blog recently that a pair of robins were nesting on a shelf, in a shed. Behind a couple of pots of paint. Actually, no I wasn't. I wasn't delighted at all. I was spitting tacks. Would you credit it? A couple of years ago, I made … Continue reading Sheesh. I Don’t Know Why I Bother
"I’m So Excited ….
and I just can't hide it, I'm about to lose control and I think I like it" So now I know what the Pointer Sisters were so excited about. Like me, they'd obviously realised that their Crambe cordifolia was about to flower for the first time. I planted mine out last year, hoping against … Continue reading "I’m So Excited ….
My Team
A couple of weeks ago I split my sarracenias. (I'll never father children now). Potted them up and now have eight of them dotted around the staging of the greenhouse. Whilst potting them on, I noticed how the base of one of the old pitchers had split to reveal its contents. Pretty gruesome but also … Continue reading My Team
The Anxious Gardener 