Okay, it’s a laboured title, but an apt one. Someone gave me these pink hyacinths in a pot of three […]
The showiness of the long-distance hyacinth
Open and shut case
People think of flowers as just there. If someone asked you to draw a tulip, you’d probably draw a fluted […]
Two, two, two months in one!
Talk about time travel. Yesterday while walking around the city, I moved from April to May in a single day. […]
Crimes against Nature
Sarah launched our blog way back in Ought-Six with a wonderful rant about leaves. It remains true that not everyone […]
The Big Black Monolith: or Curbside Idiocy
In our neighbourhood this week we all took a collective gulp when these massive recycling bins appeared out of the […]
Double digits!
Yes, we have spring weather! In the middle of April. At least, we do temporarily, as it is threatening to […]
Rai-ai-ai-ain, I don’t mind
The rain is pelting down on the crocuses in my neighbour G.’s garden; the crocuses that stopped me in my […]
Signs of Spring: What’s under the leaves?
It must be spring. The day before yesterday, Sarah and I had our first official Walk Around the Garden with […]