WELCOME TO MY POTTING SHED

You can't beat a dollop of mud a day to keep the Doctor at bay.

Why not follow me about as I garden for money and just for fun in beautiful Nailsworth and its' environs.

What's it all about?

My gardens, that's all and any gardening related stuff I guess you might be interested in.

Where do I garden?

My house is in the centre of Nailsworth. With the wind in the right direction, we get a strong whiff of curry as it floats out of the Passage to India and into our front garden. We never get this smell anywhere else on our premises, which is either a good thing, or a bad one, depending on your point of view. As you now know we have a garden, a small rectangle, at the front of the house, and a triangular courtyard garden at the back. Then there's the Garden Plot, right down in the heart of Nailsworth, which I rent from a local business. This is new as from Autumn 2009 and will take a lot of work to help it become productive. I try to garden for veges at my friend Debbis house and for fun with my next door neighbour.

It adds up to a lot of work. For a relaxing hobby, it's proving stressful at times, but, mostly it's heaven.

There are customers who like me to work for them right through the year, and others who I see during the summer months. This working more days a week in the summer than in the winter, of course. The way to keep the finances stable for me has been to teach on the days I don't garden. Works really well for me. The bills get paid, we haven't starved to death yet and we get to have fun ... sometimes!

Monday, 6 September 2010

Our garden 20.7.10



We got back from our holiday in Scotland to be greeted by this wondrous sight in our back yard.




These Lillys are so perfectly arranged as to look DISNEYESQUE, or even PLASTIC!
But the smell, that was the thing that hit us, heavy, cinnamon sweet. We stood there and drank it in ….with our tea.



When we left, only a week ago, the HYDRANGIAS were in bloom. Tight, acid green flowers, small, perfect.


Well LOOK AT THEM NOW.

What a difference a week makes.

The STOCKS chime so well with the ROSE at the entrance and the tiny White ASTORS


Dad and my brothers gave me a load of plants this year, mostly SUMMER BULBS and the like.

This ALLIUM is a great surprise, with a colour that sits well with the overall look of the garden right now.

These GEUMS have been flowering for several weeks.


The bijoux flowers make their way up the stem as the season progresses.

DOES THIS PORTEND THE END OF SUMMER?


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