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27 Apr 2009First green shootsThe Bok Choi has germinated! Very quick.10°C / 50°F
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27 Apr 2009Gone - but not forgotten Geranium Dying and Patio Pots gardenThe lovely Geranium that over wintered from 2006 died cold, but peacefully, on the patio in the pot where it had lain for the past few years. CIP (compost in peace).10°C / 50°F
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27 Apr 2009Phormium still dormant Phormium Dormant and Back gardenPerhaps it’s a bit sullen – I have a kid like that – but the Phormium still doesn’t look its best. The hard winter may have put it behind I suppose… Hoping for better things (like flowers on it!) in a few weeks time.Rainy 10°C / 50°F
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26 Apr 2009Leaves are showing Patio Pots garden and Arum lily SproutingThe first shoot are coming up now, but we may have lost a few of the lilies in the move. We’ll see in the next few weeks.Sunny 19°C / 66°F
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18 Apr 2009Bok Choi Cold frame gardenAn alternative to lettuce – Bok Choi/Pak Choi. Can eat the leaves when young apparently.10°C / 50°F
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01 Oct 2008Moved out and into a bed Patio Pots garden and Arum lily TransplantedThese lilies needed a little more space and shade, so we moved them to a shady bed in the main garden.Cloudy 10°C / 50°F
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03 Jul 2008And now we've eaten them! 1 lettuce Harvesting and Back gardenThe leaves were lovely. A good mixture of bitter and sweet leaves made for a very nice salad when mixed with tomatoes (shop bought – mine aren’t ready yet) and pan roasted pumpkin seeds and pine kernels.Overcast 14°C / 57°F
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03 Jul 2008Rotting fruit Marrow and Back gardenA little disappointed this evening when I checked out the marrows/courgettes. One of the early fruits had rotted off – and I don’t know why. I’ve been watering the plants, so they are getting plenty of moisture. It’s a mystery…Overcast 15°C / 59°F
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03 Jul 2008Modern art in the garden 2 Secret Horrors gardenOvercast 15°C / 59°F
It is art? Something similar was exhibited in the Tate a while back. Do you remember the pile of bricks?
This is my version. OK, may be this is not exactly art. But it’s not an old barbecue that I’ve taken apart either. It’s just the remains of the base of the old garden shed th...
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24 Jun 2008Thank goodness the Rose of Sharron flowers so well - It hides last year's Christmas Tree Secret Horrors gardenSunny 21°C / 70°F
Shoved in behind the Rose of Sharron is a rather brown, but surprisingly well preserved real Christmas tree.
Purchased from B&Q in December 2007, when this was a splendid two metre, gorgeous looking blue fir (I think) that promised not to drop its needles over the festive period. Looked lovel...
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