ruminate vb. to chew (the cud)
Let's not beat about the bush, I am well and truly pissed off. Last week I reluctantly dug out and got rid of an Agapanthus that had become quite seriously infested with Agapanthus gall midge, causing its flower buds to become distorted or destroying them completely. There is no treatment available, as far as I…
This week saw some significant rain, which was very welcome except that most of the paths are now almost impassable. The curtain is beginning to go up on the last act for this year, with Asters opening, Nerine pushing up and Hedychiums flowering. With our NGS openings I've acquired a dead-heading habit that has stood…
How quickly these weeks roll around, with little enough sense of anything getting done. I seem to spend my days being busy but have nothing to show for it. At the moment it's raining so I have an excuse. Six on Saturday is a good filler of time when it's wet. Our host, the Propagator,…
The major event of the week was getting a visit from our local NGS organiser, resulting in provisional agreement that next year we will be opening for the National Garden Scheme. I'm in shock, I don't think the full implications have sunk in. There are things I've been putting off that I'm going to have…
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