Wordy Wednesday 1st November 2017: Age
Having just turned 50, I feel quite young. Well, barely a blink in the eye of time compared to this Trilobite 😉 Thank you to my lovely friend Kerri for this most excellent gift.
Gwenfar
Hedgehog in the garden
Yes, we had a hedgehog in our garden on the weekend. A healthy one. Unlike the ill one that visited the garden in March and which I had to take to the vet, and well, was too sick to be …
My garden right now: Autumn 2017 #mygardenrightnow
This weekend is the Autumn edition of My Garden Right Now. I took part in the early Spring (March) and Chelsea Fringe (June) editions, focusing upon my garden in pots. This time the focus is on resting in the garden. Due to …
Review: Indigo Herbs hemp seeds and tea
A couple of weeks ago I was fortunate enough to win an Indigo Herbs Hemp giveaway on Emma Cooper’s blog, The Unconventional Garden. The giveaway was a packet of Organic Hulled Hemp Seeds and a packet of Hemp Leaf Tea. …
Gardening with ME: the wonder of Hardy Perennials
In recent months, my ability to garden has reduced further due to my ME symptoms getting worse. I can do small amounts of gardening, potting up the odd alpine or smaller perennial, a bit of deadheading, but have to leave …
Photo essay: Stanage Edge & Burbage, 5th August 2017
It’s summer. The heather is flowering at Stanage Edge and Burbage. It just never gets old. Beautiful.
Evening light
The last few evenings have been quite beautiful here in Sheffield; summer at the edge of the Peak District. I’ve found the way the evening sun lit up some of my plants to have been quite breathtaking. I’m not sure …