New design for the front garden
I’m in a bit of a bind. I want to follow permaculture principals and take time before making major decisions about my new garden. But I am also in an odd situation where I have exactly the same layout of …
Gardening with ME
The new garden
At the end of March, Kevin & I finally moved into our new, and hopefully long-term, home and garden. Yay! So this is a bit of an introduction to the new garden. It isn’t much now, but it has potential. …
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 …
My garden right now: Chelsea Fringe edition 2017 #mymardenrightnow
When I took part in My Garden Right Now back in March, my garden was all in pots as we were about to move house. Well, we have moved house, but as we are renting for a year, most of …
Book review: The Deckchair Gardener
The Deckchair Gardener: an improper gardening manual, Anne Wareham. As someone who is now trying to garden with a chronic illness (ME), I’m always on the lookout for ideas on how I might reduced what I need to do in …
Introducing the new garden
We have recently moved to a bungalow we are renting for a year or so, and I thought it was time to introduce the new garden. Above is a photo of what the garden looked like when we moved in. …
Reviewing my permaculture designed garden
Mid-Summer 2016 In 2013 I made a permaculture design for my garden, which was implemented at the end of the year. Now that I’m leaving this garden, I thought it would be useful to review the design. Did the design …
Gardening with ME: some beans
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a gardener without a garden, must be sad sight indeed. Ok, I’m not completely without a garden. But between selling our house, moving, and my ME being bad, I’ve not been able to …
Gardening with ME: a floral review of 2016
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 …
A moment of observation
Crocus Speciosus Cassiope in the Shady Border Winter. After a long autumn, long in that often by the end of October it’s freezing but not this year, Winter has arrived. A mild day, more like Autumn. I took a short walk …