I had hoped to write a post about all of the gardening that I've been doing these past couple of weeks ... ... but Time, as ever, has trumped me. And all that has been happening in this very busy period will have to be told in a couple of weeks ... ... which is … Continue reading An Auricula Interlude
Snow Over The Priory
I like to post about things as they happen (being a man-of-the-moment kind of guy), so here's one about the snow we had back in early February. We didn't get a huge amount in East Sussex; unlike in previous years. Several time last year, I had to leave my car up on the road and … Continue reading Snow Over The Priory
Do Not Tempt Fate …
... and definitely don't reach out and tweak her nose. Yesterday, on the Anxious Gardener Facebook page, I posted a photo of some deer in one of Margaret's fields and jokingly said that I hoped they wouldn't come into the gardens. This morning, on arriving for work, I found this: Apple Cox's Orange Pippin' - … Continue reading Do Not Tempt Fate …
Not Quite Thirteen Ways Of Looking At Crocuses
One day I will leave the Priory for ever. My fingers will be prised one-by-one from the greenhouse door frame and I will be dragged, yowling and shrieking, to a waiting white van. And on that day, I would like to think that one of my legacies to the gardens, will be the sheer number … Continue reading Not Quite Thirteen Ways Of Looking At Crocuses
The Dales Way
Mr K over at Gardening at the Edge thought me quite mad to go walking at this time of year. Harsh, I thought but I see his point. I would have preferred to have gone in late March as I did last year (see - 'And Back Again'): it's generally warmer, early flowers are out … Continue reading The Dales Way
Beaky and the Nest Boxes
I'm back home safe and sound from my winter walking adventure in Yorkshire and Cumbria. It'll take a few days more to sort through all the photos and come up with some wordsandwordsandwords. In the meantime ..... A few weeks ago, I posted some photos of blue tits using the bird feeders at the Priory. … Continue reading Beaky and the Nest Boxes
I Am Just Going Outside …
... and may be some time. Once a year (when things in the garden are quiet), I escape for a week or two and walk. I walk and think and then I walk some more. This year I'm off to walk the Dales Way; 80 miles through the Yorkshire Dales starting at Ilkley and finishing … Continue reading I Am Just Going Outside …
The Anxious Gardener 