Long Mizzle Garden

 Hello m' runaway blueberries, A super quick post from me today. I made the mistake of pointing out to Monsieur last week that I hadn't had a winter cold or lurgy flu yet. So you can imagine what happened next! The days have continued to be distinctly chilly but dry. We have been finding nice antidotes to the morning ice - mostly in the form of hot tea & pancakes. Eager not to lose any more succulents, the fleece sheets and emergency cloches are on standby. Here are satisfying before and after shots of one bed I have been clearing.  Grasses tamed and self-sown Sweet William and Forget me Nots spaced out ready for spring shizzle shazzle -   The cannas & dahlias have been cut down in the old vege bed, allowing the purple sprouting broccoli some space to flower - A thick mulch has been applied to both beds, using spent compost -       To my surprise I came across a bag of new potatoes that I had grown last year, plonked behind the greenhouse and prompt...

 Hello m' happy 2023ers, Well, I've had a starry comedown after Gardeners' World's 'Adam Frost' visited just before Christmas and quaffed all the best biscuits and craft beers [see here ]. It was near impossible to keep a straight face and steady camera hand when Monsieur appeared in character, complete with spade and long arm, huffing and puffing, from the bottom of the garden. In the end I had to close my eyes to film it! Here's a behind the scenes audio out take to prove it (we didn't have clip board so we had to do a '3,2,1' to sync the audio) - Turns out the December frost  (please note now I'm referring to the cold temperature, not the Adam variety of Frost) destroyed a few of my beloved succulents. It was to be expected for those left outside. The cold also shivered its way through the cracks and gaps into my unheated greenhouse though, sealing the door shut for days.  Although I had brought the succulent pots in a couple of weeks befo...