I've never reblogged a post before, never thought much about doing so ... until I read the free and very useful WordPress e-book, Grow Your Traffic, Build Your Blog, and decided to follow one of its many tips on all things blogging. After all, many of you won't have read my stuff from several years … Continue reading Reblogging The Pale Tussock Moth
English Country Garden
I Capsize The Island
Three or four years ago, I planted a little corkscrew willow on a little island in the east pond. Which isn't news; I've written about it before. The little tree liked its little island-home, flourished and grew quickly - as corkscrew willows (Salix matsudana 'Tortuosa') are prone to do anyway. And it formed a nice … Continue reading I Capsize The Island
An End To March
I'm taking a short break from 'The Anxious Gardener' but meanwhile, and after months of winter drear, it seems a shame not to share some images from the last days of March. Daffodils aren't around for long but The Priory's brief show is hearty. I'm so used to their regular, faithful appearance that I don't … Continue reading An End To March
A Garden Tour: The Clergy House, Alfriston
On a sunny day in June of last year, and anxious to avoid a long list of home DIY jobs, I drove a few miles over the South Downs to the village of Alfriston.* I spent an absorbing hour browsing in the book shop, peering through windows (some of them public), not going into the … Continue reading A Garden Tour: The Clergy House, Alfriston
January Ice
We've had no snowfall yet at The Priory but we have had plenty of the next best thing: hard frosts under bright, blue skies. On one of those sharp, sunny mornings last week, I grabbed my camera and strolled about the garden. Here are a handful of images which might show why The Priory is … Continue reading January Ice
Wordless Wednesday: Life and Death in the Greenhouse
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The Tropical Border – 5th Year
Each year, I hope that the Tropical Border will improve on the one before; that it will produce more flower, more stature, more oomph. And mostly that's what it has done over the past five years ... except perhaps this year. Overall, 2016 hasn't been its best. It still looked pretty good though and the unfurling … Continue reading The Tropical Border – 5th Year
The Anxious Gardener 