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 …
Mobile Sheffield
Sheffield city centre is a decent sized city. From the Castlegate area down to the Moor Market, it’s about 2 miles. There used to be a city circle bus route that you could hop on and off to get 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 …
Ravishing peony
In our current rental garden, one of the few plants that was in it when we arrived, was this. Huh? Yes, my thoughts exactly. Andrea, my gardener, helped me clear the grass and weeds and we realised it was probably …
Dovedale, and 20th revisted
Back in January, Kevin and I tried to celebrate our 20th Anniversary. I say try, because our quiet few days in the Yorkshire Dales was ruined by our car conking out. It died on the day we arrived. We had …