Been checking my visitor stats recently - it's great to see people dropping in from all over the world. From comments I'm guessing at a few nostalgic expats (and some glad to see the back of England!) as well as some enjoying a close up view of a bit of foreign land. The furthest one so far is Brisbane, Australia. If you're a long distance visitor do leave a comment. Thanks and happy blogging.
On cushions, caterpillars, cats and fidgeting....
On the joy of not cutting back in autumn.
Several years ago I hosted a propagation workshop and we explored the topic of growing plants from seed. I talked about seeds waiting for the right moment to germinate, knowing that winter had passed, measuring the temperature or daylength, and sensing when they were at the right depth to break
Years ago at a National Garden Scheme event I got chatting to another garden owner about re-vamping tired borders. I explained that I was trying to carve out some pockets of space in an overcrowded bed, to add in some earlier colour. She shook her head slowly. ‘You won’t