Amsterdam's Blog archive

Open Garden Day

Last Sunday I opened my garden to the village from 11-3 to raise money for Severn...

Batten down the hatches ☔️🌧🌬

According to weather forecast tomorrow will be a very windy and wet day. Been out...

Exhausted but contented

I woke up early this morning and as the weather was mild I decided to start pruning...

Gardeners' World returns tonight

For those who do like to watch Gardeners' World- it's back! From 8.30-9.00 on BBC...

Visit from posse of Fieldfares

I was blessed with a visit of a group of over 20 Fieldfares who stripped my crabapple...

Shropshire- 6 inches of snow!

We’ve had 6 inches of snow within 24 hours! Absolutely magical. The school were I...

Poor blackberry picking

Every year around this time I go blackberry picking at my local bedgerow down the...

Around the garden

I just had a walk around my rather wet garden and haven't been in my garden for nearly...

New summerhouse

I would like to introduce you to my new summerhouse! My family have called it a...

Digging for Britain!

As you might know I'm having a rather wonderful summerhouse built so I've had to...

Gardening and Mental Illness

Hi there. I am a great believer in promoting gardening to those who are struggling...

Pleasantly surprised!

Isn't life great when you've forgotten what you planted in the autumn? Stepped outside...