August held the best and hardest things all at once
This month brought one of the loveliest surprises I have had through the garden and one of the hardest moments in my life away from it.
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That lovely pink glow after the thunderstorm
An evening after a thunderstorm with the whole garden washed in pink light can make even the mess look beautiful.
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Trying to catch up while summer keeps moving
July has been one of those months where life moves faster than the garden is comfortable with.
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The garden is tired, but the hollyhocks are glorious
By mid-July the garden at home was looking a bit worn out from the heat, but the season still had some very lovely moments in it.
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Back from a week away and the garden has moved on
I came back from a work trip and the garden had carried on without me, which is always both reassuring and slightly rude.
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Sweet pea evenings and a garden that feels full
There is not much that beats mid-June in the garden for me.
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The rose border has finally woken up
June has started exactly as I want it to, with gentle morning light, birdsong and the first sense that the garden is really filling out.
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Summer photos, warm borders and more ranunculus
Going to work in the dark and coming home in the dark always makes me lean heavily on old summer photos at this point in January.
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Convincing myself summer has not finished yet
There was a moment last week when it felt as if summer might be trying to slip away early, and I was not ready for it at all.
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School holidays, snapdragon sulks and plenty of dahlias
August always has a slightly different rhythm once the school holidays arrive. The house is busier, the living room is never tidy for long and the gardening has to fit around everything else.
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