Good News

| 13th December 2015

After much waiting, we are hopeful that the work on the garden will start before Xmas.

Ups And Downs

| 10th September 2015

Most things go well in the garden at ‘Grassy Bottom’, but there is the occasional hiccup.

Something’s Missing

| 2nd September 2015

It’s the beginning of September and I’ve only just realised something’s missing from the garden, I haven’t seen a ladybird all summer.

Size Matters

| 31st July 2015

At Ravendale House we had a small clump of Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’ which we were very fond of. When we decided to move house we wanted to make sure we had ‘Lucifer’ in our new garden. (As it turned out we needn’t have worried!)

A Sunny Morning At Grassy Bottom

| 26th July 2015

Not unreasonably I seem to have been concentrating most of my attention on progress indoors, which seems to go in ‘fits and starts’. However, I hope you will be able to see there has been some progress outside too.

Left-Hand Man

| 18th July 2015

Any regular viewer of the BBC’s ‘Gardeners’ World’ programme will recognise Nigel, Monty Don’s faithful gardening companion.

Windy Bottom!

| 21st June 2015

I think this years weather can be summed up in one word. ‘Windy’. Just look at what it’s doing to my Broad Beans!

Sunny Bottom

| 21st June 2015

On the longest day of the year, the sun shone at ‘Grassy Bottom’.

I Wish

| 7th June 2015

I wish I could say that I had taken this lovely photo.

Last Man Standing

| 5th June 2015

Remember when we cut down the 7ft tall conifer hedge last year and the last piece to go was right at the end by the house, the last man standing?