A week of first appearances of the year this week with more colour coming through every day as temperatures rise and days continue to lengthen. A decent fall of rain gave everything a welcome drink mid-week too, thank goodness. My sworn enemies the gooseberry sawfly and the errant football have done their best to disheartenContinue reading “Six on Saturday – 14th May 2022”
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Six on Saturday – 30th April 2022
In haste, my Six on Saturday. Despite this being a bank holiday weekend I can’t quite seem to get on top of things… but sometimes I think the point of gardening is to teach one to let go of the need to feel on top of things all the time. Wishing all the SoSers andContinue reading “Six on Saturday – 30th April 2022”
Sunday 24th April 2022 – dog tired
The Under-Gardener has had a lot to complain about: he’s exhausted from all the garden supervision he’s had to provide for the humans this weekend and he’s peeved that despite these being his notes, people haven’t seen much of him. So here he is, in his favourite occupation of sunbathing on the job. That ridgeContinue reading “Sunday 24th April 2022 – dog tired”
Notes from the Under-Gardener 