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Monthly Archives: March 2019
Another unnamed gift
One of the other members of my Knit and Natter group asked me if I would be interested in something from her garden. It apparently likes damp soil, so I thought why not for the bog garden. I’m not so … Continue reading
Posted in Pond and bog garden, presents, Wildlife
Tagged blackbirds, bog plants, bumblebees
10 Comments
Both sides of the garden
Moving the compost heap yesterday opened up the garden, so that I have a clear view when I look out the dining room doors. I can’t believe how spacious it looks now! Moving the bin also meant that I could … Continue reading
Itching to get in
This morning, it was chilly in a nice way, the kind of early cool with the promise of a warm day to come. Perfect for the jobs I had planned in the garden. Although the wind was a bit stronger … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, raised bed, soil management
Tagged bokashi, compost, modern clothing, raised bed
10 Comments
Out with the neem spray
It’s that time of the year where I can do an hour’s work in the garden after work. So, now the wind has abated, I rushed out to direct sow some broad beans. Then I turned my attention to the … Continue reading
I am not alone!
This morning when I woke up, there was a birthday surprise behind the curtains. One daylily seed had germinated, before sometime last autumn and now there is another – at last. Anyway, there are various jobs I could have been … Continue reading
A forgotten pocket
Over the winter at Old Sleningford Farm, we cleared an area of dead vegetation. I asked if I could keep some of the seed heads for my garden and put them in my jacket pocket. Then I didn’t wear the … Continue reading
Posted in Pond and bog garden, soil management
Tagged biomass, Old Sleningford Farm, pond water, soil
6 Comments
A burst of blue
Okay, I exaggerate slightly but the glory-of-the-snow and anemones were a delight to my eyes this evening. Especially as it is the end of term and I was held up in traffic after a lorry was engulfed in flames on … Continue reading
Planting up – bogs and pegs
My first job this morning was to plant out a couple more broad bean plants and cover them with netting. It was great to repurpose the poles from cloches which had succumbed to the wind, so that I could hang … Continue reading
Posted in Pond and bog garden, raised bed
Tagged broad beans, purple loosestrife, red-veined sorrel
5 Comments
I’ve already got some of these!
The weather this weekend has hardly been springlike and conducive to gardening, so just as well I was away. However, on the way home, I stopped off at Belton garden centre to see if they had any pheromone traps to … Continue reading
Posted in forest garden, Pond and bog garden
Tagged bog garden plants, pheromone traps, red-veined sorrel, Rumex sanguinea
16 Comments
The unexpected vs. the unwanted
As I prepared to do some work in the front garden for a change, I noticed worms in the bottom of the pond. Or perhaps they are not worms but something else that likes to inhabit fresh water. My initial … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Pond and bog garden
Tagged Friends of the Earth, plastic waste, pond worms
6 Comments