New Beds 1, 2 and 3

Recently, I've planted up three new beds at the Priory.  None of them are particularly big and one is really only an extension of a larger border. The only truly new one, and the last one to be planted up, is called the um, er, the er (thinks furiously) Kitchen Bed (it lies directly outside the … Continue reading New Beds 1, 2 and 3

Hubris and Angelica. And Wasps.

A few weeks ago, all puffed up and pleased with myself, I wittered on about my Crambe cordifolia flowering for the first time.  (See 'I'm So Excited'). It's up. Someone, somewhere, rolled their eyes, yawned, looked at their fingernails and decided to take me down a peg or two.  Accordingly, the wind got up and … Continue reading Hubris and Angelica. And Wasps.