Madmum's Blog archive

A Grand Day Out - Malvern spring gardening show 2009

Before last summer I would never have dreamed of going to a gardening show, but now...

Hummingbird in England?

Watching this little fella yesterday made me smile. Flap faster! Trying again... identity...

A busy weekend!

I spent all day Saturday and Sunday in the garden, digging up weeds, moving plants,...

Taking shape

After a long break I can finally get on with all the jobs I have planned in the garden! Remember...

Stealth Gardening

I'm having to adopt the stealthy gardening method to reclaim flower beds from the...

Addicted to COLOUR!

I'm stir crazy, I need COLOUR! The garden isn't providing it yet, so I turn to my...

What I've been up to this winter.

The weather has been cold, wet, and even snowy this year and I'm very much a fair...

Merry Christmas!

My garden is neglected at this time of year, I don't like cold, wet weather! But...

Garden Saboteur

I'm beginning to realise that I'll need to be on my guard to protect my plants........

A new gardener's journey

My children are flying the nest, with two at university and the third going to college...