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It’s been another hot, dry, garden scorching week, yadda yadda yadda. I’m counting the days to autumn now, having mostly given up hope of a late summer floral hurrah/florrah. Mind you, the bulb catalogues started arriving quite several weeks ago. Like Christmas, or the ‘back to school’ notices in shops, plant purveyors seem to start … Continue reading Six on Saturday (15 August 2026) →
We had some wet stuff last week… briefly. One of the empty water butts that’s connected to the house is now a quarter full/three quarters empty. I think that might be it rain-wise for a while. Yesterday I went to the Taunton Flower Show, keeping an eye out for Asters, hardy Geraniums and herbs – … Continue reading Six On Saturday (8 August 2026) →
It was rather nice and cool up in North East Wales last weekend when I went up to visit family. I even needed my rain coat when dispatched into town to do some emergency grocery shopping. Mind you, it was only a brief spell of drizzle – nothing useful. We had something similar drizzle-wise back … Continue reading Six on Saturday (1 August 2026) →
As was perhaps inevitable, after months of relentless rain earlier in the year, now that we desperately need the wet stuff, not a drop is forecast. I planted out the rest of the annuals early Sunday morning, tired of lavishing them with water every evening and fed up of them taking up space on the … Continue reading Six on Saturday (18 July 2026) →
A brisk Six on Saturday today as I’m off to work at 8am to set to set up a Gardening exhibition and plant stall. Let’s just hope a few people brave the heat and pop by. Luckily, the exhibition room is air conditioned which will be nice as blimey, it’s been hot. Horribly hot. 1-3. … Continue reading Six on Saturday (11 July 2026) →
The promised rain last week was rather pathetic. A brief shower for a minute or two one evening, maybe a few drops over nigh,t and that was it. Lawns are brown, a number of plants are decidedly droopy and in a bid to make the contents of the water butts last longer, bucketing has commenced. … Continue reading Six on Saturday (4 July 2026) →
Well that was a hot week. Although not as hot as our neighbours across the Channel, it allegedly got to 37 degrees Celsius in our garden. Thankfully, temperatures are on the fall. I even got some sleep last night. For the most part, the garden hasn’t fared too badly, partly thanks to one downpour on … Continue reading Six on Saturday (27 June 2026) →
It’s been a week of washing machine woes. Our 14 year old machine snuffed it last week but we had a new one delivered yesterday, having been assured that all washing machines are a standard size. All was going fine until the shop’s installers turned it on to test it and Mrs OMAHGT noticed that … Continue reading Six on Saturday (20 June 2026) →
It’s been another mostly blustery wet and cool week, although things began to brighten up on Friday. I’m not if the weather is to blame for the poor progress of the the seedlings or if it’s down to the compost. They seem to have stalled, having put on very little growth since being pricked out … Continue reading Six on Saturday (13 June 2026) →
Finally some rain. Well, lots of rain actually. Water butts have been replenished and the garden is looking nicely refreshed – although ‘Princess Alexandra of Kent’ suffered a slight mishap when one of her spindly branches snapped, unable to bear the weight of her large and sodden blooms. It’s been surprisingly breezy of late too, … Continue reading Six on Saturday (6 June 2026) →
