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Quote of the day:
“What wondrous life is this I lead!
Ripe apples drop about my head;
The luscious clusters of the vine
Upon my mouth do crush their wine;
The nectarine and curious peach
Into my hands themselves do reach;
Stumbling on melons, as I pass,
Ensnared with flowers, I fall on grass.”
~ Andrew Marvell
Forage in October for:
Sweet Chestnuts, Sloes, Dandelion Leaves, Rosehips, Hops, Walnuts, Haws (Hawthorn berries), Wild Strawberries, Cleavers, Burdock Roots, Rowan Berries
Category Archives: Six on Saturday
Six on Saturday – Mouse in the Greenhouse!
I’ve spent the day on my knees, clearing out the greenhouse. Mostly stuff (densely packed pots, fleeces, watering gadgets, feeds, labels and inventive covers accumulated over a number of years) that resides under the long bench. I’ve been finally forced … Continue reading
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Tagged #SixOnSaturday, autumn clearance, Gardening, greenhouses, mice, nerines
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Six on Saturday – Autumnal Beauties
Oh good, it’s time for Six on Saturday again! This week, in addition to sharing 6 gardening goodies, our host has apparently gone on a very long run (100 miles). Hopefully, his trainers can take the pounding. Meanwhile, if I … Continue reading
Six on Saturday – Close Encounters of the Tussock kind
What a dull as dishwater day, weather-wise at any rate. In other ways it has been interesting day watching local gridlock develop and tempers flare as a result of cars forming ‘orderly’ queues for petrol. It was certainly a bad … Continue reading
Posted in Six on Saturday, The home garden
Tagged abutilon, Climbing beans, Gardening, oregano, Pale Tussock Moth, pomegranates, Strawberries
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Six on Saturday – Flitting through summer
It’s been a while since I’ve dipped my foot in the waters of SOS, having been somewhat distracted by a summer of emotional family reunions, significant birthdays, house maintenance and a staycation or two, but things are settling back down … Continue reading
Six on Saturday – 17/07/2021
The bit of the lawn that still gets mown was cut bright and early this morning, before the temperatures started to get a bit melty. This provided a lovely velvet surface for our apples fall on to. In fact I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Plants, Six on Saturday
Tagged #SixOnSaturday, Betony, Delphinium requienii, dianthus, Dieramas, Gardening, Monarda didyma, Prickly poppy
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Six on Saturday – Whispering grass … and a challenge
26/06/2021 The summer solstice passed with temperatures lower than the winter solstice in some places round here. We had a heavy dew on our lawn, which looked like frost. It felt cold. We measured 5 deg C in the open … Continue reading
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Tagged #SixOnSaturday, alliums, ant control, echium vulgare, Gardening, Poppies, Six on Saturday, Stipa gigantea
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Six on Saturday – Eyelashes, poppies and buttercups
18/06/2021 Thank goodness for gardening! Don’t mind me, but it’s been an awful week and I’ve never been so grateful to be able thrash weeds at my parents house, tend the burgeoning borders at Wimpole (National Trust) and plant out … Continue reading
Six on Saturday – A summer buzz
05/06/2021 It’s a quick Six today, because there’s a ton of pricking out to be done … and it’s warm and sunny, so no time to be indoors typing. I am joining The Propagator for his prolific ‘Six on Saturday’ … Continue reading
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Tagged #SixOnSaturday, camassias, clematis 'Daniel Deronda', Echium, Gardening, geum, Iris germanica, Peonies
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Six on Saturday – Refreshed and raring to go
This last week we managed to get away to Dorset for a little break. It’s the first holiday in well over a year and it was lovely. Yes, we had plenty of rain (and 65 mph winds), but there were … Continue reading
