Daily Archives: May 2, 2020

newcomer to woods

Michelob gifted the woods with a new plant – cytisus praecox.  Otherwise known as ‘Broom’.  It’s spring flowering, with long bracts of buttery yellow blossom.  To me it looks almost like a softer paler yellow non-prickly gorse.  Like all spring … Continue reading

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national gardening week…

How did we miss it?  It’s been ‘National Gardening Week’ since 27 April.  Who knew? Goddesses know we’re major pro-garden people, so I don’t want to sound churlish, but I think their PR and media office needs a bit of … Continue reading

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