A online diary of my allotment. Yate bristol, south glos, United Kingdom. Married for 40 years with 3 children and 4 granddaughters my passion is my allotment and eating the veg that I grow there. Cherry,s in the garden. It,s Brass Monkey Weather. Tuesday, 4 November 2008. It,s Brass Monkey Weather. The clocks have gone back a hour and we have had a few really hard frosts. the marigolds went from this. We did see 2 hedgehogsone very small the other wet.

Alex Ramsay Photography, news and blog. Some pictures, some words. Opened here a couple of days ago, and seems to have aroused some interest. The exhibition is at The Workhouse Gallery, Presteigne.

A Passion for our Exotic Garden. Public Gardens we have visited. Regular readers will have followed the progress of our Koi Bond build, heres the finished result. Bright White and full of Light. As well as rebuilding in the garden we had plenty going on inside as well, one aspect was the new conservatory. Whilst in Singapore we visited the botanic gardens, a fantastic explosion of tropical and exotic plants. Thursday, May 14, 2015.

October 13, 2008 by artistsgarden. I am moving my blog to my website. It will, however still be on the WordPress platform. If you have any problems with RSS feeds please let me know. October 13, 2008 by artistsgarden.

There is nothing more nostalgic than a traditional meadow full of grasses and colourful wild flowers, however years of intensive farming have significantly reduced the number of wildflower meadows in Great Britain. Over the past few years I have encouraged my clients to allow a bit of meadow into their own gardens, or at least grow some wild flowers to attract beneficial insects. A meadow can turn a neglected part of the garden into something incredibly special and worthwhile.

Meadow watch, end of June. I cannot believe how much the meadow changes in one quick month. The temperature has varied from over 30 degrees one morning, to under half of that the next. The nights were either impossibly hot or you needed a blanket. And the pollen, oh, the pollen.

This Blog is built - not, as some might expect, on a flimsy whim but on a strong and single minded principle. That principle concerns Biscuits and their position in the world. We are really very keen on biscuits. As are many of you out there. We wish to create an archive of Arrowroot, a backlog of Bourbons and a catalogue of Chocolate Fingers.

Purveyors of Fine Garden Related Drivel to the Gentry. Eventually, I caught up with him sitting on the chest of drawers looking like an overweight Nigel Farrage. Would a list amuse anybody? .