Tag Archives: flooding

Oh Dear, What a Wet Season…

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Francis Pryor

The rain showers kept coming. As my favourite commentator, Brenda from Bristol, would have said: ‘Not another one!’.1 The rain started more or less the weekend after we opened the garden for the National Gardens Scheme, back in September (note … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening | Tagged dylings, flooding, floods, National Gardens Scheme, NGS, swamp cypresses, Taxodium distichum, weather | Leave a comment

A Very Damp Lambing

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Francis Pryor

Breaking News! I have just received a letter from Mr. Tev ’Aho, who carried out the HoLEP procedure on my prostate. As I mentioned in my recent blog post, the material that was removed was subjected to a detailed inspection … Continue reading →

Posted in Farming, Gardening, My life, Uncategorized | Tagged flooding, gardening, prostate, prostate cancer, sheep, sheep farming | Leave a comment

More Words on the Weirdness of the Season

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Francis Pryor

At last I now understand why politicians have invented Quangos (Quasi-autonomous non-governmental organizations). It is of course to avoid blame. More to the point it’s to avoid having to make long-term decisions. So you tie the Quangos’ hands with stupid … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Tirades | Tagged David Austin roses, Environment Agency, fens, flooding, Iris unguicularis, roses, Somerset Levels | Leave a comment

Of This, of That (and the Other)

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Francis Pryor

Living as I do a mere metre and a half above sea level (which at this time of year means several metres below high tide levels), I was astonished to hear that the chairman of the Environment Agency has written in … Continue reading →