Merry Christmas!
Wishing everyone a happy day and contented times ahead. I’ve succumbed to a cold and am trying not to sneeze on my cat. Nothing is perfect in this world but we’ll make the best of it! Continue reading Merry Christmas!
Month: December 2021
Happy Winter Solstice!
Here comes the sun! A perfect winter solstice morning, marking the death of the old sun and the birth of the new sun of the new year. The shortest day and the longest night of the year. The good news: every day from now on is a day closer to spring for Northern Hemisphere dwellers. Continue reading Happy Winter Solstice!
Six on Saturday: 18 Dec 21
Another year draws to an end, and new beginnings are afoot in the garden. I have to admit that I used up most of the pretty pictures for my post about the solstice earlier this week, so this is a less romantic post, but with a few Christmasy bits thrown in. It’s another gloomy old day, shrouded in fog, but indoors the decorations are quite … Continue reading Six on Saturday: 18 Dec 21
Plants to celebrate the Light of Winter
I am impatiently awaiting 21 December, the winter solstice that marks the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. Although I am not a Druid or a hippy, the solstice feels almost more important that Christmas. The two festivals are in fact deeply connected, as it turns out that many of our Christmas traditions originated in pagan rituals to mark this great big … Continue reading Plants to celebrate the Light of Winter
A week of flowers, or even just a day…
Today I am joining fellow gardening blogger Cathy of Words and Herbs who is celebrating all things floral and brightening up these drab winter days in the northern hemisphere. It’s uplifting to remember the garden in sunnier times and be reminded that they are coming round again, in a while! Without doubt my garden reaches peak flower-power in June, when it’s all roses, peonies, cat … Continue reading A week of flowers, or even just a day…
December thoughts: Six on Saturday (04 Dec 21)
Gardens Illustrated recently published a post on Facebook detailing things to do in the garden in December, with the headline that December is ‘a busy, optimistic month’ for the gardener. The author of the article, Rosie Fyles, is the head gardener at Ham House, England, where things may indeed be busy and optimistic. I have to say, in all honesty, it’s very cold, wet and … Continue reading December thoughts: Six on Saturday (04 Dec 21)
The Nostalgic Gardener 