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Gratuitous Cat Picture

Titus the cat strikes a pose in the garden
While I was photographing in the garden Titus emerged from the border and posed in a way that made it clear he required to be photographed. I’ve heard rumours that cats are inordinately popular on the internet, so here you go.

Arthritis Research UK Garden


It won’t be long until the Chelsea Flower Show 2012 and here’s a brief look at what is in store from Tom Hoblyn.

Well-Weathered

Within a week we’ve gone from warm sunshine where I gardened in a short sleeve t-shirt and watched butterflies and bumble bees to gales, torrential downpours and even a hail storm that left the garden battered and mulched with hail. Aah, the English climate!

In the Garden in December 2009

In the garden: I’ve been going round dealing with anything that might be vulnerable to the cold and snow.  The cold frame is closed tight with a layer of fleece over the plants, the outdoor lemon is now tucked up in a protective coat and, very importantly, the  mains feed to the outdoor tap  has been turned off and the tap fully opened to prevent a burst pipe scenario. On a more decorative note, the early  hellebore flowers I spotted a couple of weeks ago are showing colour.

In the garden: December 2009

In the garden: I spotted the first hellebore buds this week and all over the garden the tips of bulbs are beginning to push through the soil.