#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
Category: garden
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I've never grown sunflowers so I had no idea what to expect back in April when I planted those out of date seeds and the speed with which they grew surprised me.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
The Garrett Garden 