http://myfolia.com/journals?from=rssTrisha folia journalsSat, 27 Sep 2008 08:15:06 GMTen-gbhttp://myfolia.com/journals/32355?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/32355This weekend might be the last hot, dry weekend of the year and I’m going to be very busy, not as I would love to be, up to my eyeballs in clearing, pruning, weeding, splitting up, planning, potting on, reseeding, organising seed packets, ch...Sat, 27 Sep 2008 08:15:06 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/32127?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/32127Finally managed to grab a few hours today in the garden and dug up the lovely iris that, this year, did nothing. Thought maybe it was too wet and had rotted out but, in fact, a family of woodlice had hollowed out the root/rhizome and moved in. Sub...Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:37:11 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/31709?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/31709Happy harvesting thoughts for you all… here’s a flower picture to brighten up your day!Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:44:25 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/31383?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/31383The cat has found the piles of prunings immensly entertaining, presumably thinks they are full of mice and birds. Today is another glorious(blue cloud day)day and there’s still loads to do before I even start on any flowerbed reorganisation....Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:00:22 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/30615?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/30615Next few days are meant to be reasonably dry and so it gives me a chance to catch up on some of the neglect over the summer and though I hate to say it…clearing down for autumn/winter. Where did summer go? Managed to get out yesterday and ha...Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:01:24 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/30325?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/30325Homegrown hops, bay, rosemary and feverfew flowers plus black peppercorns, cloves,nutmeg and a touch of cinnamon. Smelling good!Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:56:53 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/30185?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/30185it feels very autumnal this week, the spiders are all out in the garden and the chrysanths are just starting to bloom.Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:34:12 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/30184?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/30184Still flowering but blooms getting smaller due to weather.Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:31:29 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/30183?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/30183Just starting to flower despite poor weather this year.Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:28:12 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/30044?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/30044Have repotted up the small tree that was mowed down by a small, over-enthusiatic scooter rider. Have repositioned it in a higher, safer place. Have also set up new blogger site for Rumple, should you be into air-guitar. “http://rumplesongs...Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:33:37 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/29297?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/29297Looked out at the boys’ hand-made bird box this morning to see a little gaggle of tits taking great interest in it. Hope it was to mark it out as a potential nest site for next Spring but now thinking it was just somewhere to get out of the ...Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:36:41 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/29036?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/29036No idea why but the beetroot has failed to grow any larger than just past seedling stage, now as mature plants, I must have the smallest beetroots in the world!Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:53:26 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/28789?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/28789A sunny weekend brings out the late butterflies. The night-scented stock is flowering and even the strawberries are trying another crop.Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:28:55 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/28400?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/28400(Just thought I’d let you know!)Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:05:01 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/28320?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/28320The mowing has been neglected for several weeks and the garden is disappearing under a forest of bindweed and bramble that has thrived in our warm, wet summer this year. The chrysanthemums are just beginning to bud up and tantalise the eye with a ...Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:42:41 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/27910?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/27910Heard a big crash and a smash outside today…hmmm…one less pot on the patio now and one small tree needing a new home (not to mention the small culprit with a scooter…) when do the holidays end?Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:21:11 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/26104?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/26104No sign of the frog today but it was fun while he visited.Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:31:09 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/25988?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/25988This morning saw the kind of excitement in the back garden that would have given the Olympic Opening Ceremony in Beijing a run for it’s money. There’s a frog in the pond!(or, according to the boys…’THERE’S A FROG IN T...Sat, 09 Aug 2008 14:58:16 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/25766?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/25766www.orangutans-sos.org www.fountasia.com Finally got the log-roll edging to replace the higgledy-piggledy brick edging that was a ‘temporary measure’ about nine years ago! The new windchime is bamboo and from the company above (local g...Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:18:37 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/25244?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/25244After a week of just the muggiest, hot, most uncomfortable weather we have a cool, clear day with plenty of breeze and a partial solar eclipse. Spent some time yesterday watching a menace(crowd, gang, tag-team?)of dragonflies take on the flying in...Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:33:18 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/24802?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/24802Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:16:14 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/24749?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/24749You know it’s hot and midsummmer when the garden is suddenly full of fluttery and zoomy things…Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:31:55 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/23816?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/23816Dahlias and chrysanths beginning to bloom/bud, pond in a plastic tub is doing suprisingly well! Found a feather from a jay like a jewel dropped in the grass while mowing. Commas, ringlets, meadow browns and gatekeepers all appearing. Only one goos...Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:37:56 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/23336?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/23336http://www.ripplestonereview.co.uk/2.html This was the second time I have visited the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, the first some ten plus years ago, and it was interesting to see how the show has grown. Last time the northside of the Lon...Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:41:46 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/23191?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/23191Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:58:27 GMT