All Change Please

Firstly sorry there is no the Slope on Thursday this week.  There was torrential rain all day yesterday and it has continued all this morning; I’m kicking myself as on Wednesday there was a wonderful heavy frost and I should have taken lots of photos then instead I was intent on sowing tomato seeds – probably far, far too many but hey, I like the reliable ones I know but also plant to try some new ones as well.

Wordless Wednesday – signs of spring

Anemone Sylphide

Iris reticulata planted autumn 2012

The Slope on 23rd January 2014

There has been a lot less sun this week, lots of rain and in the morning there is always lots of water droplets on the plants even when it hasn’t rained during the night.  Has anyone ever worked out how much water plants take from this source? 

GBFD – An alternative to Box

Today’s post offers a possible solution to those who cannot grow Box Buxus sempervirens in their gardens anymore because of the spread of box blight. 

The Slope on Thursday 16th January

Monday was a reasonable day, Tuesday it rained heavily from half way through the night until about 2pm, Wednesday was gloriously sunny all day followed by a cold night and today, Thursday, it’s grey and tomorrow it is forecast to be grey in the morning with rain in the afternoon.  So nothing to become bored with!  Everyone keeps telling me that much colder temperatures are predicted to arrive soon.  Some very cold weather is always good. 

GBBD still more summer than winter

Bloomday has been sunny and warm but when I took the photos this morning everything was wet; wet from the rain yesterday and from the frost that enveloped the garden in the latter part of the night.  As before Christmas the temperature seems to have only fallen to zero or perhaps one degree below.

A Vase on Monday – Needs Must

As I mentioned the weather has been very mild since we returned from the UK on 29th December.  For my vase today I could have used more roses; R. Molineux and R. Old Blush are both full of good looking blooms if with stems that are rather short for a vase being I would have to use oasis again.