April has been a month of highs and lows, beautiful sunny warm days amongst the cherry blossom contrasted against retreating from the battering wind and rain. Here in North Wales April is the turning point of the year and going into May marks the end of the hard frosts. The garden has taken it in … More Notes from the garden – April
At the northern end of the Brymbo Heritage Site stands a towering sandstone wall stretching for around 8o metres. The imposing structure is a monument to industrial resolve and ingenuity and was constructed during the 19th century to both retain the land behind it and in order to load (charge) the furnaces. Coke and Iron … More The Pear Project
As I sit here typing the rain is falling heavily against the windows and night has fallen, ending a wet and misty miserable day. Just yesterday we were basking in record temperatures for February and I was painting a gate in the blinding low winter sunshine. Today, I came home soaked through and covered in … More Notes from the garden – February
Here in North Wales the snow has started to gently fall, covering the garden in a soft wintery blanket. At this time of year it is easy to ignore the garden in favour of a roaring log fire but even in the depths of winter there are flowers to enjoy and sure signs that spring … More Notes from the garden
An English persons experience of living and gardening in Ireland
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Journaling Through Gardening and Other Fragments
