by Pips | Sep 21, 2019 | everything
Under your feet It feels like a trampoline. All the bits that drop from the trees build up on the ground and make a springy floor in the New Forest.
by Pips | Sep 20, 2019 | everything, plants
Only three of the old leaves are still visible. They are more yellow than the new plants. This happened by accident. Family bought these, Echeveria elegans I think, from Flying Tiger and after some neglect, they dropped a few leaves – from which tiny roots...
by Pips | Sep 15, 2019 | creepy crawlies, everything
Warming its belly in the afternoon sun. Suddenly you run into them: Invisible nets, flexible barriers. After so many spidery threads end up in my face I change the way I move: Gesturing with my hands in front of me when I pass between plants.
by Pips | Aug 7, 2019 | everything, plants
Grasses, yarrow, mallow, … This picture says everything about the state of my lawn. Very rough.
by Pips | Jul 8, 2019 | everything, plants
“Early Onward” peas Can’t wait – so I pick them, when they are small and sweet. They never make it into the kitchen!
by Pips | Jul 5, 2019 | everything, gardens, plants
Rosa “American Pillar” growing over a fence at Hilliers Arboretum This reminds me, I still haven’t been to Mottisfont to see the roses…
