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By the Whiteadder
Easter Sunday and the sun is shining. So I drag myself away from computer, on which a backlog of emails and blog posts is rapidly growing, and proof reading of my next book, and we decide to head down to … Continue reading
As changeable as…
I live in a country with a climate described as temperate, but which can at times include the weather of all four seasons (plus a few more) within one day. The sun comes out, the temperature rises; the rain comes … Continue reading
Posted in The environment
Tagged daffodils, Dorothy Bruce, mist, The Seaweed Cage, weather
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We all tended to pong
When young, I spent most of my holidays on the west coast of Scotland — in a place only thirty or so miles from where I stayed. Those of us who stayed in and around Glasgow were lucky to be … Continue reading
The question being asked is…
Living seven hundred feet above sea level in an exposed situation means the growing cycle here is usually at least two to three weeks behind lower places nearby. Spring arrives in Kelso by the River Tweed long before it makes … Continue reading
Fade out summer — roar in autumn
Summer was late in arriving here but made up for its tardiness by a long spell of warm, dry weather. Plants we thought had succumbed to the rigours of winter and a disappointingly cold, wet spring suddenly pushed through the … Continue reading
Stovies and plans
Big turnout at the village hall to hear whether we had won the Floral Gateway Champions of Champions Competition. Sadly we hadn’t. The town with input from shops, businesses and horticultural Department of the local university campus won. Their floral … Continue reading
Posted in The environment
Tagged Floral Gateway competition, In the Wake of the Coup, plants, Scottish Borders
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Tomorrow is…
Tomorrow will be many things to many people, but here in my little patch of the world tomorrow is judging day. Last year, having been placed second the previous year, the village where I stay won the Wee Village section … Continue reading
Of water to beyond
A castle has stood on this site at Cramond since medieval times, but after its almost total destruction it was rebuilt in 1590 and later extended. The last private owner of Lauriston Castle was William Reid who purchased it at … Continue reading
Only the hardy survive
Yesterday the sun came out and the countryside was suddenly green. After a spring which seems to have got lost along the way leaving in its stead rain, hail and wind with a cold edge, yesterday was warm, almost hot … Continue reading
A nod to spring
There’s nothing like a blink of sun with a teasing hint of warmth and clusters of perky snowdrops to kid that spring is just around the corner. In the garden I even noticed flowers on a few polyanthus plants, like … Continue reading
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Tagged Honesty, plants, Scottish Borders, Snowdrops, White Heather
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