Gwenfar's Garden and other musings
Notes on growing ornamentals and edibles, and musings on other matters that interest me.
Gwenfar I’m rather lucky to live on the doorstep (just over 1 mile away) of Oxford Botanic Gardens, and it’s great to be able to drop in and see what is currently in bloom. Here is a couple of plants whose flowers …
I’m in the rather fortunate position of having a few days off and sunny weather coinciding. A rare treat this summer of which I’m trying to make the most of the opportunity. Gwenfar’s Lottie – producing food, but massively over …
2nd August 2012 So, anyone notice the slight change to the title of these posts? I’m clearly struggling to always publish on the 1st day of the month, so decided changing the title was better than apologising yet again, for …
1st July 2012 The front garden has grown up a lot since we last visited it, back at the beginning of May. June was missed as I was on holidays then and when I got back, work rather took over. …
On the way to Wales we stopped at Stockton Bury gardens. I loved the Tulipa Sprengeri under the dappled light. This was the view from the table eating breakfast each morning. Nuthatch cottage, Cwm Irfon. I could have spent all day …
Let’s just ignore the fact I haven’t blogged for ages… For a variety of reasons, none of which are very interesting. Instead, enjoy this picture of the beautiful Iris x fulvala ‘Violacea’ which I recently saw at the National Botanic Gardens …
Yes. I know. It’s not the 1st of the month. It’s not even the 2nd or 3rd. In fact, it’s a month since I last blogged. Mmmm. Well, you see… Actually, you don’t want to read about me being very …
One of the most tactile flowers I can think of, Pulsatilla vulgaris, is also known as the Pasqueflower. Pasque comes from ‘Easter’ (Pasqua the Italian – finally high school Italian pays off!) and it predictably flowers around Easter. As you can see …
March was such a warm month and subsequently plants really started taking off so that by the first of April, the front garden is much more lush than that of March. The broad beans have taken off fantastically, and in …