Certain jobs in the garden are not really jobs. They are pleasures. I work consistently to keep the bird bath cleaned and filled with fresh water from the water butts. And MY birds know it is there. It is the hottest ticket in town…if you are a bird. It is such a joy to watch… Continue reading Lazy Gardening-2nd July 2022
Author: cyndyloublue
Gardening poisonings-1st July 2022
Do you ever feel that sort of rage, the sort that makes you want to go out and get a megaphone and go up and down the street shouting about what has made you so very angry? I am in this space today. The picture above shows one of the tomato plants in my green… Continue reading Gardening poisonings-1st July 2022
Lavender-30 June 2022
This little lavender hedge is about 15 years old now and this spot has been the most perfect place to grow lavender. It faces South and, although you can’t see it, is part of a raised border that has excellent drainage. The plants think they live in the South of France instead of dreary old… Continue reading Lavender-30 June 2022
Meet Mrs Stumpy-21 June 2022
Meet my friend Mrs Stumpy. She is a Blackbird but is a bit disadvantaged as she has no tail. When I first saw her bopping about in the garden I presumed she was a juvenile but, as month followed month, she stayed as she was- still no tail. She joined in with the winter crowd… Continue reading Meet Mrs Stumpy-21 June 2022
About that salad-16 June 2022
What makes a good salad? As with everything in life, it depends on your life and food experiences. When I was growing up, salad prepared for my family always meant Iceberg Lettuce (I didn’t know there was any other sort), tomatoes that looked okay but tasted of nothing at all and watery cucumber with the… Continue reading About that salad-16 June 2022
A summer salad bed-14 June 2022
Adding a small bed along the side of the new compost container area was an after thought. The gardener had some extra boards left over from other raised bed edges and I thought a small bed just here, under the edge of the shade of the hazel tree, would work well for salads. He was… Continue reading A summer salad bed-14 June 2022
Nature’s random gifts- 11th June 2022
My long-suffering gardener Andy says, “Do you really want all these old poppies here again this year? Yes, bless him, it was a bit of a leading question. He was weeding the border and his idea of what looks good is straight lines and bare earth- I like all curves and random soil-covered generousness. We… Continue reading Nature’s random gifts- 11th June 2022
The Cobalt Blue Pot-28th May 2022
My youngest niece got married on the 7th of May this year. I wanted to post this piece on that day but was away on holiday with no access to my files. Hopefully, this will be a case of better late than never. When she got engaged, I asked my sister if there was some… Continue reading The Cobalt Blue Pot-28th May 2022
As late Spring slides into Summer-21st May 2022
As we all know, the Earth is part of a clock. It keeps its own time no matter what tinkering we humans see fit to try and impose on it. For me, the moment Late Spring become officially Summer is the moment the residents of the three Swift boxes on our chimney wheel back into… Continue reading As late Spring slides into Summer-21st May 2022
Rusty chains-12th May 2022
“What on earth are you doing?” My husband was bemused that I had whipped out the phone to take a photo of a pile of rusty chains on the quayside of St. Ives Harbour. “So many other things to take a picture of and you photograph old chains?” Yes. Yes, I do. They had not… Continue reading Rusty chains-12th May 2022
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