Recent Garden News

The Garden News page displays the fifteen most recent additions to Mooseys Country Garden. It is an attempt to restore some order to the site and to help regular visitors know what is going on.

Gardens are always growing and changing - there's always something new going on. And, as I love writing about my garden almost as much as being in it, there'll always be some new Moosey ramblings to read, or new pictures to look at. Perhaps the garden activities of summer here will warm up a northern hemisphere gardener's winter days. I know how much I enjoy my mid-winter garden visits to summery places.

Two weeks can be a long time in the life of a garden, especially now that the head gardener is a happily semi-retired person (hopefully not being too boring). There is a certain pattern of repetition in gardening, though, so please be understanding if I'm saying the same things over and over again!

If you're a regular or a return visitor to my garden you can see what I've been working on recently...

Moosey's Country Garden News

July Week 1
Garden Journal
Saturday, 4th Jul 2009.

A pinch and a punch for the first of the month - seems rather physical and aggressive. Which is exactly the tone I need to set as I weed and trim and spread compost throughout the winter garden.

End of June
Garden Journal
Tuesday, 30th Jun 2009.

It's 9:30am, a serious frost outside, temperature still sitting at a shivery -1 (degrees Celsius), and summer holiday nostalgia has set in. I even find myself flicking to the Golf Channel on TV just to peep at the leafy green deciduous summer forests of USA. That's soooooooo sad!

June Week 4 - More
Garden Journal
Saturday, 27th Jun 2009.

Right. Winter gardening discipline is needed. Writing well-meaning gardening lists and then sitting on the couch watching daytime TV, even if it's Hercule Poirot - this will simply not do.

June Week 4
Garden Journal
Thursday, 25th Jun 2009.

Life is good! I've sneaked slowly past the shortest day, and my winter spirits are high. And I love having something (like spring) to look forward to - imagine having no seasonal changes!

Winter Greens
Gardening Articles
Sunday, 21st Jun 2009.

I'm outside on THE day of the Winter Solstice, 2009, desperately searching for garden colour to photograph. I don't care how washed out the hue is - I'm craving the saturated pinks of summer and the reds of autumn. C'mon winter - show me a shade!

June Week 3 - More
Garden Journal
Sunday, 21st Jun 2009.

The shortest day is nearly here. That's the very middle of winter, the winter solstice, after which my gardening days will get longer, the sun will get higher, and the weather will get colder, according to the statistics. Eek!

Cliff-Top Walk
New Zealand Journeys
Saturday, 20th Jun 2009.

The essential ingredients of a cliff-top walk are simple - the sea below, and a path above. There's no need for extras or shortcuts - just a track which wiggles in and out, following the edge of the land.

June Week 3
Garden Journal
Thursday, 18th Jun 2009.

The winter garden is alive and ever-growing - in my mind, that is. But the winter weather has taken a rather serious turn, which even a strong-minded four-seasons gardener cannot ignore. Four letters, beinning with 'S', bluish white in colour...

Upcoming Events
Garden News
Monday, 15th Jun 2009.

Eek! June is almost halfway through. The winter solstice is in less than a week's time. What am I doing about it? Aargh! I have a few dizzy lists, but nothing much (mercifully) to show for them.

Moosey News : June 2009
Garden News
Sunday, 14th Jun 2009.

Much of what I've got to say this month involves reminiscing about my summer break in the North-eastern USA (and Canada). Funny how short trips can leave such huge memories! Mind you, a summer sojourn compared to the Moosey mid-winter month...

June Week 2 - More
Garden Journal
Saturday, 13th Jun 2009.

Aargh! Winter is so soggy. The 'sog' is in the soil and in the air - today there's moist mist. But I still love being home, and I'm still going out there...

June Week 2
Garden Journal
Thursday, 11th Jun 2009.

What was I doing this time last year? Eek! Exactly this time last year there was snow. I was extremely cheerful, though - as I am now! I love, love, love being home.

June Week 1 - More
Garden Journal
Sunday, 7th Jun 2009.

Hee hee. I'm home, and still enjoying myself immensely. Holidays between the hemispheres are brilliant for contrasts. Great summer memories - gardens, gardens, gardens... Cosy winter treats - warm bed, hot chocolate, log fires...

Alliums
Flower Bulbs, Corms, Tubers
Saturday, 6th Jun 2009.

Bulbs in the bulb section usually have to be grown on site, a record of my own plants in my garden. But after a visit to a garden in the USA I'm desperately in love with purple flowering Alliums. I haven't got any yet, so I'm breaking my own rules!

June Week 1 - Home
Garden Journal
Thursday, 4th Jun 2009.

June - I'm back home after my short summery holiday. It's winter. It's coldish, the gardens are damp with fallen leaves. The most colourful garden sights are the red crab-apples and the bright blue painted garden seats.