Month: February 2018

Chris, Camassia & Chaos.

Our gardening club, The Black Pear Gardening Club, meets monthly, with speakers during the winter months and garden visits during the summer. For the February meeting we welcomed Stella Exley from Hare Spring Cottage Plants, York. The Title of her talk was ‘Chris, Camassia and Chaos’. Stella regaled us with accounts of the trials and … Continue reading Chris, Camassia & Chaos. →

Hats, Gloves, Scarves & Muddy Boots.

On Wednesday we replaced our Hats, Gloves, Scarves and Muddy Boots with our 'Wednesday Best' to attend the Worcestershire County National Garden Scheme AGM and lunch. ( This being a charity, garden owners have to pay for their lunch). With the Chief Executive, George Plumptre, of the NGS in attendance, Our County Chairman, David Morgan … Continue reading Hats, Gloves, Scarves & Muddy Boots. →

Ten February Favourite Blooms.

Chloris at The Blooming Garden encourages us garden bloggers to venture out into the garden in all winds and weathers to take pictures of our favourite ten blooms each month. My ten include the inevitable Snowdrops, of which I have the grand total of three varieties,  (Chloris is the one to visit to enjoy a Galanthus … Continue reading Ten February Favourite Blooms. →

New Visitors.

I along with many fellow bloggers enjoy watching and feeding the birds that visit our gardens throughout the year.  New visitors to our garden@19 this winter have been, a fleeting glimpse of a Gold Crest, a male Bullfinch and on the niger seed feeder, the male and female Siskin. They are sometimes referred to as … Continue reading New Visitors. →

In the February Sunshine.

These winter months are the time of year I try to carry out any ‘estate’ maintenance along with completing the pruning of the climbing/rambling roses, wisteria, vines, the apples and pear trees. These all require the use of a ladder, which in the past has involved balancing on the top of a rather unsteady step … Continue reading In the February Sunshine. →

Croome Park.

One of our favourite local places to visit is Croome Court (NT). Ideally situated for a walk in the park land, visit to the house, church and end up with refreshments in the restaurant. During busy periods refreshments are served from a Tea Car and in a cafe in the Court. "Croome Park was Lancelot … Continue reading Croome Park. →