Amsterdam's Blog archive

Exhausted but contented

I woke up early this morning and as the weather was mild I decided to start pruning...

Gardeners' World returns tonight

For those who do like to watch Gardeners' World- it's back! From 8.30-9.00 on BBC...

Visit from posse of Fieldfares

I was blessed with a visit of a group of over 20 Fieldfares who stripped my crabapple...

Shropshire- 6 inches of snow!

We’ve had 6 inches of snow within 24 hours! Absolutely magical. The school were I...

Poor blackberry picking

Every year around this time I go blackberry picking at my local bedgerow down the...

Around the garden

I just had a walk around my rather wet garden and haven't been in my garden for nearly...

New summerhouse

I would like to introduce you to my new summerhouse! My family have called it a...

Digging for Britain!

As you might know I'm having a rather wonderful summerhouse built so I've had to...

Gardening and Mental Illness

Hi there. I am a great believer in promoting gardening to those who are struggling...

Pleasantly surprised!

Isn't life great when you've forgotten what you planted in the autumn? Stepped outside...

Sunny afternoon

Hi there. I have just come out of the garden after sitting in the sun for 40 minutes...

Sitting under my laburnum tree

I am sitting under my laburnum tree listening to the seed pods popping open in the...