Life in the backyard
While making my daily round of the backyard, I spotted an unusual vistor: a grasshopper perched on the edge of the stone in one of the...
Leafcutting bees in the garden
Look at those circular holes cut out along the edges of the rose leaves. Unmistakable evidence that we have leafcutting bees nesting...
Bees in the backyard
Hover fly August is always the month when plants look very tired and much of the garden is dried out. It is even harder to keep plants...
The Munstead lavender plant
Here is our first bud on the Munstead lavender plant we bought last year. It looks so nice and fresh, on the verge of opening up to...
Bean plants reaching for the sky
In the late spring I always plant scarlet runner beans. These plants produce large green bean pods. If you let the beans dry up on the...
Basil, basil, basil !
Genovese basil I always grow basil in backyard container pots every summer because I just LOVE basil! And I particularly love Genovese...