Anget's Blog archive

Still going with the border clearing!

We're still at it! There's been quite an effort over the last couple of days and...

Clearing the borders: Part 2

Some of you will know that I have been very unhappy with our south-facing border...

Mini-blog: Baby starlings!

Starlings are in decline. 'Our' parents have done very well this year. We regularly...

Plants after a scorching day.

I have spent an hour or more for the last 3 days watering plants in pots. This is...

Perennials - are they more trouble than they're worth?

Many of you will be aware that I have what I feel to be a very overstocked garden....

Bargains and the cat.

We went looking for furniture yesterday. As usual, no luck. However in the garden...

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

A few pictures of the garden today. Too many flowers, not enough shrubs! Lots of...

Books, books and more books.

I've been self-gifting again. I haven't bought any gardening books for a long while...

Mixes in the garden.

Plants I am enjoying together (although the borders are still far too overplanted)....

Plants in the garden today.

Mostly irises but some other colour too: Inherited iris: Another inherited iris: 'Celebration...

A few aquilegias.

I have grown a few from seed. These are the ones that are out at the moment: 'McKana'...

Two sunny days in The Lizard

We gave up on our break in The Lizard and came home early to escape the wind and...