Gwenfar's Garden and other musings
Notes on growing ornamentals and edibles, and musings on other matters that interest me.
The garden in mid-winter It’s been a little quiet here when it comes to blogging about the garden recently. That’s because changes are afoot and I’ve wanted to wait until things were confirmed before writing about them. Well, I can …
*lost count, but who cares, it’s the Peak District. Beyond High Bradfield Looking toward Lower Bradfield and Loxley Towards Strines Moor Castleton towards Winnats Pass Winnats Pass (from inside the car) Winnats Pass (from inside the car) Winnats Pass, back …
At the end of December we spent a few days in Norfolk. Here’s ‘wot we did on our ‘olidays’. Beaches – Sheringham We enjoyed both the overcast grey days and the stunning clear blue sky days along the coast. First …
January, mid-Winter. The days are a mix of cold with blue skies and damp with grey skies. Indifferent to the weather, Cyclamen coum is a burst of much-welcomed colour. It’s also known as the Eastern cyclamen as it originates from …
January: Iris histrioides ‘Lady Beatrix Stanley’ As is customary at this time of the year, it’s time to undertake a review of how things went in the garden in 2016. However, as my health is poorly, I’m cheating and not …