gardening

Old season, new season from thehomelyyear ^Pro 46 days old

Some bargain pansies ready to go in pots only £1 a tray from a local greengrocers, reduced because they hadn't got many flowers. They'll be fine though, ...

Summer salads from thehomelyyear ^Pro 129 days old

The hard work's beginning to pay off now we've been enjoying the salad leaves and various lettuce for a while. And I was terribly pleased with a few ...

Open gardens from thehomelyyear ^Pro 144 days old

[ ... ] hit and miss gardening. The afternoon was sunny and dry, but not too hot for folks to enjoy. We had plenty of visitors don't know how many ...

A hive of activity... from thehomelyyear ^Pro 151 days old

that's our garden right now. On Sunday, several of the gardens in the village are open for a good cause (money towards a new village hall). It's ...

The herb box from thehomelyyear ^Pro 164 days old

I love browsing anywhere that sells gardenalia, and can't help but notice the price of old boxes and trugs in some places (but that's just me have to ...

A resting place from thehomelyyear ^Pro 170 days old

Les is not quite so keen on gardening (or looking at flowers) so at the aforementioned nursery he soon found himself a shady bench. Here he could ...

How many plants! from thehomelyyear ^Pro 171 days old

This is one of my favourite plant nurseries it's about as far from the typical modern garden centre that you can get, and sells well tended plants at ...

Salad leaves from thehomelyyear ^Pro 181 days old

Today we've had the first pick of the mixed salad leaves we're growing, plus some rocket very tasty with lasagne after a day spent in the garden we ...

Once sown, never forgotten from thehomelyyear ^Pro 190 days old

These Welsh poppies are everywhere. I'm sure they just arrived from who knows where one year and, like forget-me-nots, they just keep appearing. Good ...

Growing on from thehomelyyear ^Pro 193 days old

Yeah, at last I'm back on line! Only been ten days but feels like ten years! Things are changing fast in the greenhouse it's a little green haven ...