I haven't contributed for ages though I read SOS posts every week. I've had a good week in the garden so I thought I'd share some of the joy! Snakeshead Fritillary - I grew these for the first time last year - I had one flower from the 10 or 12 bulbs I planted. This … Continue reading Six On Saturday – April 8
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Starting to come back to life – March 2023
As you can probably tell from the first few photos, March was a month of contrasts. Lots of new growth appearing, pushing its way through the soil, only to be quickly buried by snow on the 10th! Thankfully it disappeared as quickly as it came (fell overnight and was gone by the same lunchtime!). We … Continue reading Starting to come back to life – March 2023
The Garden Returns
After yet another lengthy period away from my blog (some of it just because of winter... some of it because of sheer laziness) the Garrett Garden returns. With a promise to do a monthly update. Once a month, looking back at the previous month seems manageable. I've even put it in my calendar. I find … Continue reading The Garden Returns
April 2022
I spent the first half of April out of the country and so I had decided not to plant any seeds before I went away. The seed planting started in earnest on our return and as I write this in May I'm starting to see the first of my seedlings emerge. But more of that … Continue reading April 2022
MIA
I just wanted to come back and do a catch up post before Spring starts in earnest. I just fell out of the habit of blogging last year - the garden kept me so busy and with normal life resuming slowly month by month I felt my time was well spent growing and tending rather … Continue reading MIA
Six On Saturday, 8th May 2021
#SixOnSaturday Back again with a Six on Saturday post. It's been a very wet week, with not much I could do in the garden. My photos are from the last week when I've been able to get out and dodge the rain clouds. My lunch breaks have been snatched minutes in between rain showers all … Continue reading Six On Saturday, 8th May 2021
Mid March Update
Another four weeks have flown by. We're still in lockdown but the easing of restrictions is getting ever closer. We have just passed the one year anniversary for most of us who are working from home. I know it's been so hard for so many people, the mental strain of being apart from other people … Continue reading Mid March Update
July – The Sunflower Diary
I've never grown sunflowers so I had no idea what to expect back in April when I planted those out of date seeds and the speed with which they grew surprised me. I knew sunflowers were tall but I've never had the opportunity to watch something grow that quickly before. Fast forward from April to … Continue reading July – The Sunflower Diary
July
I'm going to split July into two entries - first our new raised bed and all the flowers that started blooming and secondly the sunflowers. I'll start with the raised bed we bought at the end of June. At the same time I ordered some plug plants so we would have something that had a … Continue reading July
April – Part Two
After the initial shock of furlough wore off I very quickly threw myself into a new daily routine. Routine is very important to me, I suffer with anxiety which is generally triggered when I feel things are falling out of my immediate control. Most notably, I have a dread of being late and/or being lost. … Continue reading April – Part Two
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