This year, pretty much for the first time, the Priory has produced some self-sown seedlings for me to use. There is just so much space to fill that I'm grateful for any freebies. Especially freebies in quantity. Forget-me-not for example, is a wonderful filler and, to my mind, even a centre stage performer early on … Continue reading Proud To Be A Tightwad
Gardening
Sometimes,
not often, the beauty of something just takes your breath away.
Perks Must Be About It.
Blimey. A spot of sunshine, a few crocuses showing off (like this one) and suddenly it feels like the race is on and I'm still behind the bike shed having a smoke. Must get on. Or as Bernard Cribbens in 'The Railway Children' would have it, "Perks must be about it." Seeds to … Continue reading Perks Must Be About It.
Misty Springy Warmy Sunshine
Beautiful but slightly eerie mist greeted my arrival at work this morning. I normally have a handful of chores to carry out on arrival but this morning the first thing I did was to grab my camera. The reflections in the pond were screaming out for attention. Last year, after I had finished building the … Continue reading Misty Springy Warmy Sunshine
Compost, Compost and Yet More Compost
A great deal of my time at the Priory is spent gazing into the middle distance and humming, is spent dealing with the huge amount of grass clippings, leaves and general garden waste that the grounds produce. All of this precious resource had, during previous years, been dumped in one enormous heap. Rabbits burrowed and … Continue reading Compost, Compost and Yet More Compost
Greenhouse Pesky Pest Control
Venus Fly Trap (Dionaea muscipula) I have two venus flytraps in the Priory greenhouse. They are working plants (standard terms and conditions) and help to keep down the insect numbers (I don't use any pesticides). You can buy yellow, sticky sheets to hang up in greenhouses. Attracted by the bright yellow colour, flies etc investigate, … Continue reading Greenhouse Pesky Pest Control
The Anxious Gardener 