For they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. And in the Scottish winter, you can supplement whatever meagre rations the Heavenly Father sees fit to provide them with by putting out tasty seeds, fats and grains in your garden. And lo, you will be rewarded by an influx of pretty, chirping…
Did you know that snowdrops do not have petals? Instead, in an interesting reordering of letters, they have tepals. One of several snippets of pub-quiz information offered by Wikipedia's Galanthus page. The distinction is subtle, vital for botanists, unlikely to make a huge difference to gardening practicalities. It's gardening practicalities I'm searching the web for,…
Wake up to another spring day. Winter has been mild so far, barely a fleck of snow. I have found this surprising, and pleasing. This morning the sky changes colour rapidly: expressionless grey to yellow to blue to grey again. Sun shines through our kitchen window, and shines through the window of the spare room…
