We returned from a short holiday last week, and it's amazing how much had changed in the garden ! I'll do a full journal in a few days, but this one is just to highlight a single very successful plant.....

This is just a quick follow-up on yesterday's post. Remember I mentioned we had a major aphid problem on the calendula ? Well no more. The litle guy in the photo below is my hero. More specifically, him

June has arrived with a belt of rain here in the south of England. The upside is that it saves us a huge amount of time (and money) watering things. The downside is that temperatures are a good 5-10 degrees

What a strange year ! After last year being wet and cold pretty much all through followed by a mild winter, everything in our garden seems to be happening incredibly fast right now. Starting with some

It's been far too long since I did a garden update ! The truth is, my poor garden has been terribly neglected for the last few months while I had to focus all my energy on some work issues. But behind

The chimney issue had been raising its ugly head for several months, periodically for much longer, as particular seasons, weathers, temperatures, qualities of wood and moods of house occupants could affect

Weekend wanderings and eggciting activities (not really)

This has been a project I've been meaning to do all winter. It's happened over the course of about three weeks, in between work and in the dry days between winter storms. There's been a self-seeded euphorbia

One of the jobs I should do every winter is pay attention to the pond and cut back the pond irises. But the last couple of winters I haven't done it aggressively enough. The reality is that these are a

the importance of walking as a meditation, and as a means of grounding a vision: stepping into a dream with *real steps*

Yesterday, a storm brought heavy rain and strong winds and flooded roads with fallen trees. The sky was gloomy and dark, and the power was out all day. Without phone signals, people were left wondering

Out of nowhere, a huge plague of mushrooms appeared in a neglected corner of the garden. They are next to my office, where the birch tree used to be. We had to have it removed last year because it was

Why *should* we wish for - and be working always towards - the purest form of Freedom in our precious lives?

It's a strange thing, but I always seem to do more gardening in autumn, when the whole thing looks scruffy and needs to be tidied up. I guess summer is a busy time with lots going on, and I have a habit

I’m so intrigued as to how Life will evolve now. And I have no expectation, other than knowing it will work out beauti..

Foraging apples, damsons and blackberries for jams and to can apple pie/crumble filling for winter.

If there's one part of our garden that gets neglected the most, it's the far end, to the left of the pond. Now our tree surgeon has trimmed the large bush that overshadowed the whole area, I decided I

Guerrilla gardening | Grafting bringing costs down on guerrilla gardening

It took Vincent’s arrival to activate the fullness of my Knowing that I could change everything. It sometimes takes....

We walk around a medieval castle gardens. I discuss further my thoughts and experience around guerrilla gardening.