garden

Success and Frustration from LissaT ^Pro 120 days old

[ ... ] in the garden, but a very noisy farm machine is going round and round the neighbouring field shooting out small stones and very hard peas as it ...

Little Perishers from LissaT ^Pro 292 days old

Last week there was the national bird census, and there wasn't a bird to be seen in our garden from dawn to dusk. Today in the space of ten minutes ...

Bargain from LissaT ^Pro 471 days old

With all the visits to B&Q for things to do with Joe's house, it was inevitable that Pa would come home with one of his bargains. It started off at £199.98, ...

More on Spring from LissaT ^Pro 573 days old

[ ... ] have been blooming steadily in a crack on the steps since last summer, adding a cheerful splash of colour to the garden even through the snow

Nature's Bounty from LissaT ^Pro 768 days old

It seems that, despite the cold, wet summer, this is a very good fruit year. I've just finished harvesting the October apples and pears. The Howgate ...

Harlow Carr from LissaT ^Pro 805 days old

[ ... ] 1950s garden bore no resemblance to any garden any of us remember from our childhood. We started with coffee at Betty's and ended the afternoon ...

Bank Holiday Monday from LissaT ^Pro 816 days old

[ ... ] around the garden. In the end, after a match where the lead changed several times and neither of us ever led by more than two games, I declared ...

Nature's Bounty from LissaT ^Pro 818 days old

One of my favourite treats at this time of year is summer pudding, so I walked down to the chalk pit to pick some blackberries. Last year they were abundant ...

Garden Parasol, or Make-do and Mend from LissaT ^Pro 843 days old

The garden parasol had shredded so, since the hardwood frame was perfectly good and I was brought up with the idea that if it will mend you don't throw ...

Crimes Against Humanity from LissaT ^Pro 930 days old

[ ... ] from our garden . . . Not that I am looking at the view since the garden has become a no-go area now that the wind is once again blowing from ...