Hello from Australia! Thanks so much Elliott I thoroughly enjoyed your garden tour. Whilst you’re getting ready for Spring we’re getting ready for my favourite time of the year - Autumn. The days are so mercifully cool and perfect for a day in the garden that 8 hours passes in the blink of an eye! I save all my planting out for Autumn having babied any new plant purchases in pots through our scorching summer so it’s a fun time to finally get them in the ground.
Thanks again for your enjoyable garden tour. I look forward to reading your next update.
Hello! Ah yes, my family in Brisbane always say they love Autumn. Last summer was one of our hottest and driest on record. It was unbearable. Goodness knows what I would be like down under. Spring has just arrived here. A few sunny days with warmth. Plenty to do now. Enjoy your autumn gardening and planting and those cooler days ahead.
Reading from my very snowy garden in Nova Scotia - can’t wait to see bear ground and new growth. I guess I should be grateful for the snow, as it will be a great benefit to the land after the drought we had last year.
I think snow is better than incessant rain. But then again, I've never been blanketed for months on end ;-) It has dried up a little here in the UK. A few days of sunshine and mild temperatures. The garden has surged forward. Hope spring arrived with you soon.
I have only just managed to read this Elliott! I was saving it for a quiet moment. Thank you for allowing us to wander around your garden. It was interesting to see it in the winter months.
Hasn't the sunshine been wonderful? And the bird song! In addition to your birds, I have a thrush too, the song is glorious. I have managed to snatch some time in the garden and have started sowing some flower and veg seeds. I struggled with the cold affecting my hands this winter and have only just started venturing out into the garden. So some of my autumn jobs remained unfinished. As a result, I came across half a dozen different seed heads I had collected for the seeds in a tray, unlabelled! Luckily some were instantly recognisable. That will teach me!
Thank you for a wonderful tour of your garden.
I love your writing, description and humour Elliott. Happy Gardening!
Hi Helen. Thank you for the lovely comment. So glad to hear you enjoyed it. Sunshine has been a real tonic. Looking forward to this week. Sunshine and warmth! Yummy! Hope you manage to fathom out your seeds ;-)
Oh my goodness - I have your trugs twin sister! She can wait a little longer.....
I've been impressed by how our cottagers kale, walking onions and Welsh onions are providing an early start after sailing blithely through winter without any protection at all. Alongside the first rhubarb rubies poking up they are making our veg beds look halfway useful in this early part of the season. Hardy perennials for the win.
Hahaha! And I thought it was just me with a stinky trug. Perennials are definitely something I need to look at. I planted rhubarb a couple of years ago and will be picking those first tasty stems in a couple of weeks. It’s so good to have tasty veggies so early in the season. I did manage to over winter purple sprouting broccoli… once. Wish I had the winter sun to grown more.
In the past I have been chewing at the bit to get out early, but I have learned that we can take our time. Once w past the equinox, then the garden really starts surging.
Hi Elliott, I’ve held off doing any gardening so far but spring is definitely in the air so I should start a bit of clearing up and light pruning soon. Bought some seeds last weekend and am going to plant them today. Can’t wait to have the sun on my back again as I potter around outside.
Hi Fiona. Seed sowing is always auspicious. A sign of spring and of hope. I’ve really enjoyed the few sunny mild days we’ve had so far. 8 hours one day solid gardening. A joy.
Hi Natalie. Thank you very much. So glad you enjoyed it. I do wish some of the great gardens were open during the winter just for that reason. Great to see structure and framework
You write so beautifully, really enjoyed that ramble! I have pruned wisteria and roses so far, will start the rest this weekend. Seeds are ready for sowing in a couple of weeks
Ah, thank you! That’s really very kind. I’ve been clearing and planting and sowing. It was lovely to have a few sunny days and a break from the rain. Here’s to spring!
Hello from Australia! Thanks so much Elliott I thoroughly enjoyed your garden tour. Whilst you’re getting ready for Spring we’re getting ready for my favourite time of the year - Autumn. The days are so mercifully cool and perfect for a day in the garden that 8 hours passes in the blink of an eye! I save all my planting out for Autumn having babied any new plant purchases in pots through our scorching summer so it’s a fun time to finally get them in the ground.
Thanks again for your enjoyable garden tour. I look forward to reading your next update.
Kind regards, Michelle
Hello! Ah yes, my family in Brisbane always say they love Autumn. Last summer was one of our hottest and driest on record. It was unbearable. Goodness knows what I would be like down under. Spring has just arrived here. A few sunny days with warmth. Plenty to do now. Enjoy your autumn gardening and planting and those cooler days ahead.
Reading from my very snowy garden in Nova Scotia - can’t wait to see bear ground and new growth. I guess I should be grateful for the snow, as it will be a great benefit to the land after the drought we had last year.
I think snow is better than incessant rain. But then again, I've never been blanketed for months on end ;-) It has dried up a little here in the UK. A few days of sunshine and mild temperatures. The garden has surged forward. Hope spring arrived with you soon.
We received 50cm snow last week in northern Ontario! Hopefully this helps with forest fire season.
Hello fellow plant wrangler. A lovely tour and such entertaining honest words. Thank you.
Thank you!
I have only just managed to read this Elliott! I was saving it for a quiet moment. Thank you for allowing us to wander around your garden. It was interesting to see it in the winter months.
Hasn't the sunshine been wonderful? And the bird song! In addition to your birds, I have a thrush too, the song is glorious. I have managed to snatch some time in the garden and have started sowing some flower and veg seeds. I struggled with the cold affecting my hands this winter and have only just started venturing out into the garden. So some of my autumn jobs remained unfinished. As a result, I came across half a dozen different seed heads I had collected for the seeds in a tray, unlabelled! Luckily some were instantly recognisable. That will teach me!
Thank you for a wonderful tour of your garden.
I love your writing, description and humour Elliott. Happy Gardening!
Hi Helen. Thank you for the lovely comment. So glad to hear you enjoyed it. Sunshine has been a real tonic. Looking forward to this week. Sunshine and warmth! Yummy! Hope you manage to fathom out your seeds ;-)
Oh my goodness - I have your trugs twin sister! She can wait a little longer.....
I've been impressed by how our cottagers kale, walking onions and Welsh onions are providing an early start after sailing blithely through winter without any protection at all. Alongside the first rhubarb rubies poking up they are making our veg beds look halfway useful in this early part of the season. Hardy perennials for the win.
Hahaha! And I thought it was just me with a stinky trug. Perennials are definitely something I need to look at. I planted rhubarb a couple of years ago and will be picking those first tasty stems in a couple of weeks. It’s so good to have tasty veggies so early in the season. I did manage to over winter purple sprouting broccoli… once. Wish I had the winter sun to grown more.
Gorgeous!! https://redthreadcollective.substack.com/p/tending-a-life-the-way-i-tend-a-garden
Thank you! 😊
Your comments are encouraging as I look at my garden always feeling I should be doing more this time of year!
In the past I have been chewing at the bit to get out early, but I have learned that we can take our time. Once w past the equinox, then the garden really starts surging.
Hi Elliott, I’ve held off doing any gardening so far but spring is definitely in the air so I should start a bit of clearing up and light pruning soon. Bought some seeds last weekend and am going to plant them today. Can’t wait to have the sun on my back again as I potter around outside.
Hi Fiona. Seed sowing is always auspicious. A sign of spring and of hope. I’ve really enjoyed the few sunny mild days we’ve had so far. 8 hours one day solid gardening. A joy.
A very lovely tour through your garden. i do love a winter garden tour. it is so useful to see the bones of a garden...
Hi Natalie. Thank you very much. So glad you enjoyed it. I do wish some of the great gardens were open during the winter just for that reason. Great to see structure and framework
You write so beautifully, really enjoyed that ramble! I have pruned wisteria and roses so far, will start the rest this weekend. Seeds are ready for sowing in a couple of weeks
PS I’m with you on the yellow!
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Ah, thank you! That’s really very kind. I’ve been clearing and planting and sowing. It was lovely to have a few sunny days and a break from the rain. Here’s to spring!
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‘Every loss creates new space’ I love that sentiment. Lovely to wander your garden. Thank you 💚
Thank you for joining me 😊
Lovely evocative writing.
Thank you! 😊