Gwenfar's Garden and other musings
Notes on growing ornamentals and edibles, and musings on other matters that interest me.
Gwenfar I ran my first gardening workshop today. Yes, someone actually paid me to show others how to grow! The workshop was at BarracksLane Community Garden, where I’m the freelance coordinator a couple of days a week. In that role I …
It’s bloody windy out there. So on top of the almost complete lack of rain, we now have high winds drying out the soil. Ugh. Kevin and I spent a couple of wind-blown hours at the lottie this afternoon. In …
Tulipa ‘National Velvet’ Tulipa ‘Arabian Nights’ Tulipa ‘Abu Hassan’ Paeonia Delayayi Angustiloba ‘Alba’ Paeonia (tree peony – so dazzled I forgot to check it’s name) Paeonia, with honey bee
Fritillaria meleagris (snake’s head) and fritillaria meleagris alba (white) on Iffley Meadow One of the many great delights of living where we do in Oxford, is that we are not far from the Isis Farmhouse, and the Iffley Meadow Fritillaries. …
I’ve been spending a bit of time recently working on my crop rotations for my allotment, with the above being the outcome. Perhaps not the most exciting image you have ever seen, but I’m pretty darned pleased with it! One …
Kevin and I are on hols at home for a week or so. Today we were down at the lottie working very hard to try and dig up couch grass. Frankly, when the revolution comes, it’s the first to go. …
Kevin and I joined the WDM contingent of the March for the Alternative yesterday in London. Whilst I have some reservations about the TUC; refusing to let Caroline Lucas speak at the rally and their refusal to work with feeder …
Along the winter walk It is frequently claimed that the winter garden at Anglesey Abbey is one of the best in the country. I heartily concur. I’ve visited it several times over the last few years, and it never fails …
With my back much improved and the sun shining, Kevin and I got down to the lottie on Sunday. It was well and truly time to get the green manure beds dug over, which is what Kevin is doing here. …