20th May 2025I had Monday the 19th off from doing anything, trying to recover from the holiday, Dodge servicing and York and Blyth camping...
15th May 2025I didn't get much done in the garden after getting back from York, as I needed to service my Dodge truck in time for another...
Despite our lack of experience, our neighbour gives us the responsibility of his greenhouse and allotment when he's away!
After getting back from the holiday, I planted the Hollyhocks and Achillea at the bottom of the wood. I guessed they'd have a better chance of...
The railway was full of colour, with many of the plants flowering. They've all spread really well, compared to how bare it all looked in April...
13th May 2025By the time I got back from York, the Bluebells were flowering. Sold as English Bluebells, I was wondering whether they really...
3rd to 9th May 2025The holiday in Jersey was great, 'though getting there and back was a nightmare. Going out, we were delayed over four hours...
1st May 2025At the start of May, we were packing to go away to Jersey for a week for our 25th Wedding Anniversary. All my little plants were...
The last two pictures are of the Thyme area. It's not so obvious in the first picture, but the sloped earth area is mostly full of pegs, marking...
As the path turns towards the rear exit of the wood, both sides have been planted. In time, I'm sure they will spread, but for now, I'm sticking...
The camera tree is on the right here and the open area to the left, which hasn't seen anything planted here until now, has now been planted with...
30th April 2025Wanting a mix of Anemones and Aconites in the wood, I had to work out where they were going to go. The 100 Anemones needed...
On the patio and in the various planters, the Pansies and Petunias are mostly flowering. We did loose one, not to frost, but most likely to a...
27th April 2025On Sunday the 27th Lynne started to dig out the Montbretia from the corner of the slate area. She planted a few bulbs four years...
The soil was wetted out a little with the hose and then seeded early evening. This was followed by a thin sieve of soil over the top to hide the...
By the time we'd finished that, it was already heading towards 2pm, so stopped for lunch. We then started barrowing the second bag of topsoil to...
26th April 2025It's been a busy back end of the week! I worked out I pushed the wheelbarrow 1.25 miles up and down the garden to put the soil at...
The Spanish one is flowering now. The English Bluebells have their buds on stems of about 2 inches at present. Being in the North East, I expect...
Last autumn, I planted several dozen English Bluebells in my little woodland. They are pushing flower buds up now and I expect them to flower in...
Yes, we got a Campark TC06 trailcam in late January. There are a number of different models of camera in the Campark range. I allows wifi data...
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