March brings breezes loud and shrill, stirs the dancing daffodil. High winds forecast for #sunnyjoppa today and tomorrow so ‘Panic in the ranks this morning’ with lots of pots moved [...]
Thursday proved to be a good day for the bonfire since there was very little wind. All the old prunings and waste wood were burnt and the ash, which is […]
The milder weather of the past week has brought a number of daffodils out in the garden here in #Sunnyjoppa, but this morning there is a much cooler air blowing […]
Thursday was blustery start to (almost) March, so it was too windy for a bonfire. However the ground was dry enough to start digging in the green manure. The pruning […]
The weather continues on the mild side with just the occasional temperature dip below freezing. As a consequence the various pots of show bulbs continue to advance their growth. Most […]
A muddy and damp stint on Thursday but heart-warming to see the early daffodils in full flower. We started on coppicing the hazels which were planted on the east side […]
Here we go again in the race to prepare bulbs for the 2024 Caley Spring Show. As usual I lifted my bulbs on Valentines Day and having cleaned up the […]
Thursday was a pretty cold day. There had been an overnight frost so it was good to keep busy by checking over the compost bins. Each of the plastic bins […]
Last Thursday was a day for catching up with the weeding as we look ahead to the first of the plantings. There has been a delivery of woodchip to the […]