I need hardly state the obvious: these are strange and difficult times. Everyone in their differing circumstances has a different set of challenges. However empathetic we try to be we can only really talk with any authority about our own challenges. Our own biggest challenge at the moment is the enforced separation caused by the “perfect storm” of Covid and Brexit. I’m here in France … Continue reading First Monday in April 2021
February was a month of two halves. The rain continued during the first part with 82 centimetres of rain falling in this area between the 1st and the 10th February. That’s a lot. Since the big rains stopped we’ve hardly had a drop and, believe it or not, I’m now looking anxiously at the forecast for some! Hopefully we will get some in a few … Continue reading First Monday in March 2021
The equivalent post in January took us for a walk around the garden. This post is going to be more of a roundup of what’s been going on since. We’ve had quite a lot of wintry weather, a mix of hard overnight frosts, ferocious wind, and torrential rain. We are currently living through a period when the temperatures are mild (in the teens) but the … Continue reading First Monday in February 2021
A friend posted photos of all the plants in flower in her garden a couple of days ago. This inspired me to walk round yesterday taking photos of all the flowers I could find; very few! I had a real sense that the garden has now sunk into its brief period of winter dormancy. Winter is short in this part of south-west France, but it … Continue reading First Monday in January 2021
The Renaissance Gardener 