Category Archives: News
Cawdor Castle, Scotland.
On the last day of our mini break, with the sun still shining, making our way back to Inverness Airport in the north eastern part of Scotland, we stopped for a while at Cawdor Castle to see their gardens. We … Continue reading
Mellow Yellow. GBFD September 2015.
I can’t deny it any longer, the garden certainly has a mellow, yellow cast to the foliage. Just a couple of weeks ago, everything was still green in all its shades, but now it is looking like autumn is upon … Continue reading
Sunny Scotland, days 2 and 3.
Our second day in sunny Scotland was a trip, this time behind a diesel engine, from Inverness on the east coast to the Kyle of Lochalsh on the west coast. Once again the views from the train were stunning and … Continue reading
It doesn’t always rain in Scotland.
We were so lucky with our weather when we flew to Scotland for a few days holiday, we took waterproofs and fleece with us, but neither were needed. Each day started misty but soon the sun came through and was … Continue reading
Autumn is knocking on the door. GBBD for September.
Getting back from a few days in Scotland, I was very concious of the fact that my garden here was starting to shut down whereas the only garden we saw up there was in full colourful bloom, I’ll be showing … Continue reading
Hobbies and pastimes.
I’ve been out of action for a while due to muscle problems flaring up again, also having to prepare a slide show for my village WI. When first asked, I was told just to put my photos on a memory … Continue reading
Welcome to the club, Candle Light.
I know I’m probably tempting fate, but as the hydrangeas have been so good this year, with all the rain we have had, I’ve been and bought another one, this time Hydrangea paniculata Candle Light.
GBFD. August.
This is the time of the month when our thoughts turn to the foliage in the garden. Sometimes it doesn’t just form a green backdrop to all the flowers of summer, quite often they are the points of interest themselves. … Continue reading
GBBD August. Welcome rain.
I can’t believe that August is half way through. We have had quite a bit of rain followed by sunshine, on and off all month, which has meant that flowers are blooming everywhere. Quite often August is a dry month … Continue reading
Jade plums and butterfly leaves.
Yesterday I was summer pruning the fruit trees up at the top of the garden, hopefully forming fruiting spurs ready for next year. All the little trees are of the Minarette variety, a long slender trunk which is then has … Continue reading