Laburnum

Breaking the rules

by Snow BirdGardening May 15, 2021May 17, 202136 Comments

Little Lotte is finally beginning to fill out. The potatoes are up and the broad beans, onions and garlic are romping away. Lettuce is potted up and beetroot and brassicas have been planted out. The seeds have been painfully slow germinating this year, I can’t recall such a slow start to the growing season. I’d …

Shine on…

by Snow BirdGardening June 10, 2013June 10, 201342 Comments

Oh what a glorious time we’ve had! Over the last seven days we’ve had a mini heatwave and the plants, animals and people are simply loving it. My fruit bushes are romping away, as is the Rhubarb…….which then, amazingly, turns into this. Courtesy of my wonderful neighbour Barbara, not at all bad eh? The fruit trees …