The months are ticking by and we still haven't started any planting at the allotment. We've managed the occasional trip to the plot but our activities have been confined to…

Although the weather is conspiring against us, as Martyn described in his post, we did manage some gardening last week. It may not seem very spring-like to us but the…

We have two camellias in our garden - a red one and a pink flowered one. The red one always flowers first. If left to their own devices the camellias…

We were having breakfast on Saturday morning when our attention was drawn to a dead tree fern stump. The day before I had cut back all our ferns including those…

I finished tidying the All Gold autumn raspberries.Some of the plants have started to shoot but the redness on some of the young leaves is an indication that they are…

We did go to the allotment last week but I didn't take any photos. I had intended taking a photo when we revisited the plot later in the week but…

All that was left of the huge pile of 'prunings', that we had piled up, was a modest pile of ash. This will be put to good use and spread…

The forecast is for wet or drizzly weather this week, so last weekend we decided that we had better have a fire to burn the huge pile of 'prunings' that…

We've upped our pace a bit this week having not only spent an afternoon at the allotment but also spending some time tidying up in the garden.  One of our…