Tag Archives: garden

Flaming June

Posted on June 30, 2018 by Francis Pryor

I know we English endlessly drone on about the weather, but sometimes it’s justified – and this year it most certainly is. I’ve just checked the farm diary and so far we’ve only had one millimetre of rain in June, … Continue reading →

Posted in Farming, Gardening | Tagged garden, shearing, sheep, sheep farming, weather

Two Weeks Ago It Was Winter: Now It’s Summer!

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Francis Pryor

This has been a year when the climate, the weather and the season, all seemed to have mirrored the state of my health. So for most of the time it was it was pretty grim, then I had the good … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Uncategorized | Tagged Ceanothus Puget’s Blue, garden, gardening, Rosa banksae lutea, wisteria

The Garden in Mid-Autumn, 2017

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Francis Pryor

Mid-autumn is one of my favourite times of the year. By now we’ve shaken off the humid hot days of high summer and the garden starts to come alive with a new, physical, energy as winds and breezes start to … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening | Tagged alpines, autumn, clematis, clematis maximowicziana, garden, gardening, stumpery, wisteria

Our Garden Opening for the National Gardens Scheme (NGS), 2017: the Final Reckoning

Posted on September 22, 2017 by Francis Pryor

All the weather apps, not to mention Radio 4 and the morning programme on BBC-1 had predicted that the first day, Saturday 16th, would be showery and breezy. In the event, it was much better, with virtually no rain. Over … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening | Tagged garden, gardening, National Gardens Scheme, NGS, weather

Our Open Garden, September 16-17, 2017: Something to Look Forward To!

Posted on September 2, 2017 by Francis Pryor

Please forgive the silence of August and no, I wasn’t lying on a beach somewhere exotic trying to nurture skin cancer. In actual fact, I was hard at work in two places: at my desk, trying to kick-start a book … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening | Tagged Baldwin, garden, Gardens and Health Week, National Gardens Scheme, NGS

The Garden in Early Summer

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Francis Pryor

It never rains, but it pours – even in dry weather. All of which is, I concede a bit Delphic, but that’s how I’ve been feeling lately, as events pile up to make life difficult. And, to add yet another … Continue reading →