In a Vase On Monday – 28th August 2023

I haven’t had enough time to participate in IAVOM for a while and the weather and the stuff of life in general has kept me from cutting and arranging flowers. Yesterday, a rare blast of sun inspired me and I spent rather longer than I meant to putting an arrangement together. I’m very happy with

Six on Saturday – 26th August 2023

Our Six on Saturday host, Jim, has an absolute treat for you this week in the form of a video tour of his wonderful garden – here http://gardenruminations.co.uk/2023/08/25/the-garden-in-august/ and you can see more from him, and catch up with the rest of the SOS crew, here: http://gardenruminations.co.uk/2023/08/26/six-on-saturday-26-8-2023/ . The August bank holiday always makes me

Six on Saturday – 19th August 2023

Who knows where the time goes? (Typing that had me dashing to Spotify for a bit of Sandy Denny, and her beautiful voice with its knowing, world-weary sort of melancholia now fills my ears…) The year speeds past, the rain continues, the garden matures, the blog goes neglected… There is never enough time (or thyme).

Six on Saturday – 22nd July 2023

It’s not really in the spirit of SOS to post on Sunday rather than Saturday, but I had some technical problems yesterday and although this post was drafted I could not seem to get it to post successfully. I therefore throw myself on the mercy of our host Jim, and plead for special dispensation for

In A Vase on Monday – 17th July 2023

Less is more. One of the main things I learned from the floristry course I did over the Winter is that what you take away from an arrangement is as important as what you put in. My first attempt at this had a lot of feverfew included as filler – pretty, but an overly blowsy

Six on Saturday – 15th July 2023

Hello to gardeners around the world! It’s bright here this morning but thunderstorms and more torrential downpours are forecast. Nevertheless, the bright colours of high summer are coming through. Let’s have a whizz around the garden before the rain comes. Pop along and look at what the other SOSers are up to this weekend here,

🌺Enchanting Gardens: Today We Visit Arwen In Her Welsh Garden. #GardeningTwitter #LoveGardening

Rosie Amber at https://rosieamber.wordpress.com featured us in her Enchanting Gardens series this week – we were so pleased to be invited, thanks very much, Rosie. Here’s her feature, below. Do have a look at all the other gardens she has featured and follow future features, too – lovely glimpses into gardens around the world. Rosie

Six on Saturday – 8th July 2023

It’s raining heavily as I type, so I’m a frustrated Head Gardener, as yesterday it was hot and humid and I might have had one too many beers the day before, so I was good for nothing. Today, when I’m raring to go, the rain is preventing me. And yet I know we need it

Six on Saturday – 1st July 2023

The worst of all worlds weather-wise here this morning as we have grey skies, cool temperatures, a drying wind and still no real rain to speak of. This won’t sustain my plants or ripen my tomatoes. It was, however, the perfect weather for a whizz around London this week, which included the chance to press

Six on Saturday – 24th June 2023

We’re away this weekend, so a rushed post from me. Funnily enough, I find I was thinking along the same lines as our host Jim this week, as I decided early in the week to share shots of the productive garden for this post, something I don’t usually post as much of, but I’m so