Balcony's Blog archive

Spiders in the kitchen!

Spiders in the kitchen! As this is a gardening blog what other spiders could I be...

Fuchsias on balcony

Fuchsias on balcony I bought about a dozen plants last year from the Society for...

Beetroot Mixture harvested

I harvested what few plants of the Beetroot mixture I sowed way back in March 2016...

Back home

e We are now back at home after 3 weeks in Cuenca-3 of the hottest weeks we can remember...

Away for a short time

My wife & I are away for a short time looking after her mother in Cuenca. Here,...

No Beetroot harvest

I went down to the allotment yesterday with the idea of pulling out the Beetroot...

Blood Lily

What's Count Dracula's favourite Lily? A Blood Lily, of course! LOL! Not very funny...

Christmas & Easter Cacti flowering at the same time in June 2016!

Christmas & Easter Cacti flowering at the same time in June 2016! I have several...

Balcony gearing up for summer

Balcony gearing up for summer Have you enjoyed the week or so of warm weather we...

Daffodils on balcony (railings)

DAFFODILS "I wander'd lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When...

Self-sown Anemone - cut down in the prime of life!

Yesterday I had to watch helpless as a red self-sown Anemone was cut down by the...

Spring & a new start to the growing season on the plot

Yes, Spring is sprung (in the NH!) & we are making a new start to the growing...