Six on Saturday is a weekly meme originally hosted by The Propagator but now in the tender care of Jim at Garden Ruminations. Once again the weather has not been ideal for gardening, the soil being either too wet or too cold. However today (Friday) the sun came out and I was able to take a few pictures. Pittosporum tenuifolium 'John Flanagan'

It may be hard to find six things in the garden at this time of the year but as I walked round this morning it was clear that the weeds are having a lovely time. They shine out as splashes of green…

My Little Garden 17th Jan 2026 We’re just over a week away from the big garden birdwatch, and a pair of Blackcaps have been regular visitors to the garden, along with a group of what I think are …

Six on Saturday is a weekly meme originally hosted by The Propagator but now in the tender care of Jim at Garden Ruminations. I definitely chose the most challenging time to start participating given there's been a week of frost, snow, wind and rain. I hope everyone has kept safe and your gardens were not too battered. It's been pretty much impossible to do anything in the garden this week except grab a sledgehammer to break the ice on the pond, walk briskly down to the compost bin with vegetable peelings and make plans for the year ahead.

In a week when we’ve experienced a wolf moon, icy winds and a sprinkling of frost, the promised snow has eluded us in my little corner of…

My Little Garden 3rd Jan 2026 Happy New Year! I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m always pleased when it’s time for the decorations to come down, and we can get on with the business of …

My Little Garden 13th Dec 2025 Looking back at April, May and June this year, there was such an abundance of garden joyfulness that it is hard to pick six favourites. But as I’ve left this until …

My Little Garden 6th Dec 2025 It’s that time of year, when there’s not much happening in the garden, that I look back over the past few months and see what was in bloom throughout 2025. What …

My Little Garden 29th Nov 2025 The last week of November has been a bit of a mixed bag. The weather was dry and frost free on Monday and Tuesday, so the rest of the tulip bulbs were planted. Phew! On ...