The garden

A very different morning…

from those I have been posting recently showing clear skies and overflying ’planes Heavy at times rain overnight led to…

3 years ago

Verbena

Interesting that we see a small spectrum of light, but that suits us and the colours we see enable us…

3 years ago

Cleavers

I haven’t yet identified a common or garden name for this Gallium Aperine (if that’s what it is- Ed), but…

3 years ago

Señor Hosè Pipe

I know we’re not supposed to be using automatic watering aids, and ‘onest Guv I was only hosing down the…

3 years ago

Getting hotter…

If you saw the earlier post about the Royal Welsh show starting today in Builth, I have to report -…

3 years ago

Small tortoiseshell butterfly…

Attracted to the oversized verbena, this chappie is a rare addition to the garden. Chatting to an allotment holder the…

3 years ago

Hedging our bets…

A betting term as you may know. One of my first jobs in Customs and Excise was test betting which…

3 years ago