Stacy, over at Microcosm, recently wrote about breaking free from the confines of the garden and enjoying some Big Views and Big Sky, "Skies that soar without hindrance and landscapes that stretch to the ends of the compass rose". Well if it is good enough for Stacy ... On a gloriously sunny if cold Saturday … Continue reading My Post
Month: Jan 2012
I Love My Seed Boxes
There I've said it. Does that make me weird? Well, so be it. It's just that they hold such promise. Such potential. Opening one is always a pleasure and a reminder of what can be (and conversely, of what wasn't to be). But I do find that the seed box itself has to be interesting … Continue reading I Love My Seed Boxes
Mosty Frorning
I mean ... oh, never mind ... you know what I mean. After a warm, wet winter here in Southern England, last week we were finally hit by some hard and decent frosts. I like frost. I like how it punctuates the year and zaps all that can't survive freezing temperatures. I like the scrunchiness … Continue reading Mosty Frorning
Leaping Into WordPress
Last summer, I registered theanxiousgardener.com domain name and set up a WordPress account. I had increasingly heard how marvellous WordPress was in comparison to Blogger and, coupled with some very irritating problems that I had had with the latter, I decided (as many others have) to migrate over to WP. But then the sun shone, … Continue reading Leaping Into WordPress
The Relief of Mattocking
In one of the two Kidney Beds (so named because of their shape) is a large cornus. They are generally grown for the colour of their stems in winter. I personally wouldn't have put one into a formal border as they're pretty much a one trick pony. Colourful stems and ... that's it. Not a … Continue reading The Relief of Mattocking
Mulching The Beds
The simplest task in the garden can be so pleasing, don't you think? It is easy to transform something that is assuredly past its best into something full of promise. Take this aquilegia for example: Just pull away all the dead growth (it comes away easily), and you reveal ... ... the bunched up tiny … Continue reading Mulching The Beds
Priory Picture Post #19
Now that the ponds are once more filled to the brim and the south wind has swept them clear of duckweed, I can enjoy their clarity and their visual depth. I know I've posted some photos of them recently but I do find them captivating. Hope you do too. Weekend Reflections.
The Anxious Gardener 