Christmas Eve and flowers are still flowering
Here in Seattle we’ve had sleet and snow and frost and rain—so much rain. But astonishingly the flowers in pots on our decks are still valiantly flowering. An omen for 2021?
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Flowers, cats, birds and bees [photos, video]
This year’s deck flowers were more of a experiment than usual, plus we had a lot more sun than we’re used to and in a different rhythm. The result? A garden full of colour, scent, dogfighting hummingbirds, bees, and a cat.
Read moreThis year’s flowers
We got a late start this year on our pots and baskets of herbs and flowers. But the front garden is a riot of colour.
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Flowers and the sound of birds.
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Summer flowers
Every year we have to put new annuals in our deck pots…
Read moreHerbs and Flowers
A few years ago I used to grow herbs in pots (pot herbs: perbs) and witter on about them at great length. Recently I decided to start growing things again, this time brightly-coloured and sweet-smelling to attract wildlife.
Read morePrettying the potholes
It turns out that one of our neighbours has a puckish sense of humour and an activist streak. It’s a pretty cool…
Read moreSpring is coming
I loathe and detest the time change. It’s pointless. And irritating. But it’s a marker of spring. Plus, our flowers never lie….
Read moreRuss, etc
I’ve had an interesting couple of days. Bumpy, in some respects. (Waiting–and everyone I know seems to be waiting for some important…
Read moreLight of the World
These are the flowers that a neighbour brought round yesterday for Kelley’s birthday. Nothing to do with this post. I just thought…
Read moreLift your face to the sun–and get beaten bloody
According to my calendar, this is what April looks like: Sun, scent of flowers, the zuzz of bumble bees, birdsong, blue skies……
Read moreDaffodils and roses and truffles
Breakfast: Irish breakfast tea, scrambled egg (with parsley and chives, our very own kerbs) on toast, followed by handmade Cognac truffles–while the…
Read moreRandom garden fact
The scent of jasmine from Gardenia jasminoides is as strong as Valium (thanks, Cindy). And, although you wouldn’t think Gardenia would grow…
Read morePerbs and Ferbs
As of yesterday, my new project is the growing of herbs. I’ve started planting them in pots on the back deck. So…
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Nicola Griffith 