Category Archives: back patch

shady spots in the back patch

Posted on May 16, 2020 by smallPaws

Under the large cherry tree in the back patch – which stands over 60 feet high and casts considerable shade – we have developed a nice looking flower bed.  Shade under trees makes for really tough conditions as shade almost … Continue reading →

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update on the back patch

Posted on May 13, 2020 by smallPaws

The woods group convened to work at great distance from one another the other day, and we got a lot of tidying and trimming accomplished, with bags already with the neighbour for the council’s green waste collection. Chris and Robert … Continue reading →

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toil & cares rewarded

Posted on May 12, 2020 by smallPaws

I cut this vase of flowers on Sunday afternoon for my beloved, and we took the photo this morning (Tuesday 12 May).  Both this delicately fragrant long-stemmed pink rose and the blue flag iris are growing along the railway path … Continue reading →

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what two weeks looks like..

Posted on May 8, 2020 by smallPaws

Coronavirus challenges us – each and every one, all over the world, in all our various situations and lifestyles – how to measure time.  There’s a nice song I recall that has a line about measuring hours with teaspoons…  Some … Continue reading →

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a rose is a rose is a rose?

Posted on May 7, 2020 by smallPaws

The roses are coming into colour.  The damask rose is already in full bloom.  With the heat of the sun the scent of these gorgeous long-stemmed red roses is positively intoxicating! The smaller hot pink rose at the top corner … Continue reading →

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newcomer to woods

Posted on May 2, 2020 by smallPaws

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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granny’s bonnets in bloom

Posted on May 1, 2020 by smallPaws

The woodlanders were getting restless.  It had been about six weeks since our little volunteer group had gone out to work on tidying the woods, and everything has exploded into abundant growth, so with a little nudging from the troops … Continue reading →

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after the rain…

Posted on April 20, 2020 by smallPaws

After a slight rain on Saturday, life on the allotment exploded into life.  The first signs of the broad beans I planted way back in March showed themselves, shyly but present nonetheless.

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cold snaps & doing things out of season

Posted on April 14, 2020 by smallPaws

The weather report warned on Easter Sunday of a big dip in temperatures, with days going from low 20s to 10 degrees Celcius.  Brrrrr!  We’d been lured into false confidence that spring was truly with us, and yesterday it was … Continue reading →

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awesome artichoke!

Posted on April 13, 2020 by smallPaws

Artichoke are awesome! But boy are they huge! If you have the space and want to plant some globe artichoke of your own, try to remember that the tiny little slip you purchase at the garden centre will grow to … Continue reading →

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