The garden at Hampstead Lane has discovered ‘life’and is proclaiming its discovery in no uncertain manner. The deep bed which runs around the raised patio is positively rammed: heuchera fighting with geranium Rozannes, cotinus, the ponytail grasses, the acers, the roses, the corkscrew hazel, the achemilla, the erigerons – all desperate to be seen! The …
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Garden update – early June
We have, as you can see, fully embraced ‘no mow May’ and are now well into ‘no mow June’. The decision was not hard as the two mowers I have are both electric and have both sat out in the rain for the last three years so were highly unlikely to have worked. However, I …
Early May garden
I had been planning this morning on getting out onto my big patio at the back of the garden, stripping off the table covering and giving the whole thing a good scrub. But sadly, this morning the sun has disappeared and we are back to grey chill, so here I am at my desk. But …
The magic of my unfolding ferns
About a week ago I peered out of my bedroom window at my fern bank under the slatted aluminium steps running down from the balcony to the garden. What was going on with those ferns? Not a lot it seemed. Then I noticed what looked like three dead brown fern stalks which I must have …
Tiny and oh so slow signs of spring
Because my garden is almost entirely new I am desperate for the spring to come so that I can see what has survived the winter’s chill. So this morning I braved the rain to make an inventory of what is gingerly poking its nose out into the big bad world. First the resident apple tree …
Can I tell you about my mimosa tree?…..
Those of you who followed the development of the garden saga will know that last year I planted a mimosa at the back of the patio to try and shield me from Mr U’s garages – and it has been growing with GREAT vim and vigour ever since. It has three stems or trunks and …