... the alliums in flower. After last year's disappointment (when they were mostly reduced to sludge by heavy rain) they were a fine sight. I originally planted one hundred A. aflatunense, twenty A. rosenbachianum and ten A. globemaster. They have increased dramatically in number and bulbs have mounded up to the surface. I won't need … Continue reading I didn’t show you …
Flower borders
A Priory Pause
I'm about to toss my blogging beret (with ostrich feather) to one side; take off my blogging smoking-jacket (burgundy with faux-ermine trim), lay down my blogging cigarette-holder (fake ivory with diamante inlay) and flick-out my blogging monocle. Yep. Time for a break from the blogging treadmill. At least for a while. But before I go, … Continue reading A Priory Pause
Of Flowers And Foes
I'm rather fond of lilies. I know not everyone is. But I am. I grow them in some of the borders and ... ... in pots. After two years grace, lily beetles have now arrived at the Priory. Did they smell the perfume from across Margaret's fields and home in from some distant garden? Smacking … Continue reading Of Flowers And Foes
Slug Feeder
This cool, wet "summer" has been fabulous for our slug and snail chums. And I've learnt that I'm really good at something. (What a relief that is). I'm simply brilliant at feeding slugs. I can grow a constant supply of slug food; my repeated sowings of radishes and salad leaves have been much appreciated … Continue reading Slug Feeder
Finally
The Priory is a grand, old Dame and I love her dearly. But will she be rushed? She will not; she will put on a show in her own good time - thank you very much. Despite my whines that everybody else's gardening blog was awash with pretty flower pictures, she blithely ignored me and … Continue reading Finally
A Quick Catchup
I've been painting gloss work at home; door frames galore and literally mile upon mile of skirting - or so it seems. I've also grown increasingly annoyed, irritated and badmouthed at a new laptop. A new laptop that won't connect wirelessly to the net. I've tried so many 'IT solutions' but it still won't OBEY … Continue reading A Quick Catchup
A Walk About The Priory
All that heat and all that rain has allowed the grass to romp away. It has been growing so quickly that ideally I should've been mowing it twice a week. Some rain But that simply isn't possible given my time constraints (and indeed my energy constraints). It does mean though that when I do mow … Continue reading A Walk About The Priory
The Anxious Gardener 