Are you feeling a little glum? Depressed at the thought of weeks and weeks of grey drizzle and overcast sky? (If you're in the Northern hemisphere that is). Do Christmas songs on perpetual loop drive you to random acts of meanness toward strangers? Well ,what you need is a great, big slap of red. Technicolour … Continue reading Red
English Country Garden
"Anxious Hog"
If you're not a blogger, you may not be aware that I can see quite a lot of information about you, the reader. I'm able to see where you are, what you read on the blog, how long you stay, your weight, girth and what you're wearing. (Some of these aren't strictly true). And if … Continue reading "Anxious Hog"
Priory Picture Post # 18
Life can seem a little too drab, a little too grey in December. So a plant (even in the greenhouse) that explodes into outrageous colour (and then hangs around for several days) is only too welcome. Thanks Pleiospilus nelii. You're a little star.
What’s for Lunch?
I'm finding work hard going at the moment. However many leaves I rake up there always seem to be more. I look up at the oaks, sigh, rub my back and realise that there are still so many more leaves to come. So many, many more. Oaks hang on to their leaves longer than most … Continue reading What’s for Lunch?
I Will Be Master Here # 2
These Dahlia Tubers have important information that I require. When they talk, I'll cut them down. But not before. Not before.
Priory Picture Post # 17
Erodium x kolbianum 'Natasha' is a favourite of mine - and a fine name to say out loud. I first came across it when working in an Alpine nursery and was hooked; pretty, veined flowers with two dark patches, raised on tall, delicate stems above a small mound of glaucous, finely cut foliage. Not a … Continue reading Priory Picture Post # 17
Snipping Amphibians …
... is, I imagine, an unpleasant experience and one I try to avoid. Common Toad - Nov 2011 The gardens at The Priory are watery. They contain two large ponds, lots of drainage ditches and are bordered on one side by a mighty, broad river. (Or a little brook - depending on how big you … Continue reading Snipping Amphibians …
The Anxious Gardener 