ruminate vb. to chew (the cud)
Somehow the garden is going in two directions at once. There is a gradual seasonal winding down but at the same time there are things perking up and making new growth having shrivelled during the summer drought. Astilbes that had appeared to go dormant are putting out new leaves, as are some of my ferns.…
The busier a week is, the quicker Saturday comes around. This Saturday came round as quickly as any I can recall. Not that I'm about to share much with you, most of it being unrelated to gardening.Early in the week I spotted a small hedgehog out in the garden in mid afternoon, never a good…
The drought continues and the garden looks steadily more miserable. I don't want to think about it or even go and look at it. I've carried on watering some things; we still have another opening to get through so there ought to be something for visitors to look at, but it's pretty hard to get…
In spite of a week of ropey weather I have spent much of this week in the garden or on my allotment. The garden might be winding down but the workload isn't. Much of it revolves around tidying things up or putting them under cover for winter but I have also been sowing seeds and…
