…the nursery was at -7C this morning. We’re still at -4C now and it’s 9am. The world is bright and hard, magical and deathly. Virtually all progress on plants has been at a standstill for a week now with pots remaining frozen all day. Even the compost inside the potting shed is frozen solid! Is […]

It’s appropriate that vine weevil rhymes with evil. Peter did a spot of weeding in one of the polytunnels late last week and showed me a dozen or so Saxifrages and Heucheras with the top growth falling off – he knew exactly what it was. Sure enough there they were the little b***tards, curled up […]

With cold weather forecast for the rest of the week we took the opportunity to get out for a New Year walk along the river. This valley truly is a lovely place and it’s good to step out on a quiet, still day and appreciate it. Back in the garden, the mild spell has put […]