What's happening in the garden!
What's happening in the garden!
I put some weedkiller down last week on the back street which identifies as my back garden since our yorkstones were robbed and was doing well grass looking straw like etc but today there are lots of new green leaves. I know weeds grow back but a few days is ridiculous.
What's happening in the garden!
Weeds, grrr! why do they flourish so weedily when rare and precious olive trees and seed-grown pomegranates have to be nurtured so tenderly and try to die all the time?
I haven't mown our lawn this year since when I injured my arm. It looks a bit wild out there.
This is the last, the very last, Tom Tomato! It was waiting for me as a homecoming gift
I haven't mown our lawn this year since when I injured my arm. It looks a bit wild out there.
This is the last, the very last, Tom Tomato! It was waiting for me as a homecoming gift
"... not to be told a story, but to live inside a dream." - Hades, The Burnt City
What's happening in the garden!
And here is a sunflower, it's rather special, as we grew it from seeds from last year's sunflower (four died, two survived).
As well as the butterfly, it is covered with tiny little flies as you can probably see. Not so pretty but presumably performing some process of Nature
As well as the butterfly, it is covered with tiny little flies as you can probably see. Not so pretty but presumably performing some process of Nature
"... not to be told a story, but to live inside a dream." - Hades, The Burnt City
What's happening in the garden!
A nice red admiral, Merry. There seems to have been a late summer burst of them.
I always think of The Flowerpot Men and Little Weed who looked very like a sunflower.
I always think of The Flowerpot Men and Little Weed who looked very like a sunflower.
In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.
(Terry Pratchett 1948-2015)
(Terry Pratchett 1948-2015)
What's happening in the garden!
I love that pic! I think if I were a flower, I'd be Little Weed
"... not to be told a story, but to live inside a dream." - Hades, The Burnt City
What's happening in the garden!
My next door neighbour has sunflowers in her garden. She gets seeds for her bird feeders but some of the birds are messy eaters and sometimes a stray seed finds its way into one of her flowerpots (Is it Bill or is it Ben? )
In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.
(Terry Pratchett 1948-2015)
(Terry Pratchett 1948-2015)
What's happening in the garden!
I made a start today on weeding all the patio pots and clearing out the supermarket trays I use for various plants, veg and flowers.
It was hard work. But it's a start. We have some seed potatoes already and must get those started off soon.
Most things seem to have survived the winter. Buddy and Holly are struggling a bit... we'll see.
It was hard work. But it's a start. We have some seed potatoes already and must get those started off soon.
Most things seem to have survived the winter. Buddy and Holly are struggling a bit... we'll see.
"... not to be told a story, but to live inside a dream." - Hades, The Burnt City