Sep 20, 2021 | Mickey's Blog
And how excited am I at last, to have some here in the Barn! I’ve been mildly obsessed with structures in the garden for years – those who have visited Glenmore see all the loose ones…..tunnels and wigwams that I make of bamboo in the Kitchen Garden...
Sep 20, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening
Things are making a move now……over these last weeks the seed (mostly) has sprouted and tentative growth begun. Most tomato plants have settled in, strengthened their stems (hopefully they and the cucumber seedlings are over the fragile stage when...
Sep 20, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, The Garden
I imagine I’ll eventually tire of getting them out each day, but right now the vision of oriental parasols shading my hydrangeas from that scorching sun is bringing enormous delight (and so worth the 5 minutes of fiddling about morning and night!).
Sep 20, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, The Garden
Look who unfurled her exquisite petals this morning…..in anticipation of the heat ahead no doubt. What a treat, almost a whole year in the making…..
Sep 20, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, The Garden
Spikes of my favourite lavender, L. angustifolia reaching for the sun, swaying in the breeze, just as they should at this time of year….
Sep 20, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, The Garden
Today was the day….not a moment too soon, or too late: lantern-like seed capsules atop tall stalks have created such an enchanting vision these last weeks in the Borders, since their pink petals scattered on the breeze. But t’was time to collect these...
