LittleErnie's Blog

Back to Normal
Mar 29, 2008 | 3:52 PM PST
Tag: Rhubarb

The good intentions to continue tidying the garden over Easter were stopped by the weather. ON easter sunday we awoke to a thick covering of snow! It lasted the day and was followed by wind and rain. All my small plants in the house are coming on well and I should be able to harden them off now the weather is back to normal. Our cat of 18 years died this week so it has been a sad time. Our younger cat was a bit puzzled but seems to understand now. To night the clocks change so tomorrow we will all be confused. The pond fish have got their spring appetites and come to the surface for feeding. The flower beds in the parks and public gardens look great.

Looking at some of your gardens I wonder if the wooded parts could be planted with primulas and spanish bluebells. They would look great in the spring. The first rhubarb is ready for pulling - the english have an obsession with it - and I am looking forward to a rhubarb crumble. With a lack of horse manure to feed it the compost heap and fertilizer have to suffice.

More later E 

Back Again
Mar 8, 2008 | 3:00 PM PST

Last week I had just finished my entry when there was a power cut so I lost the entry and the will to reenterit.

It has all been happening : first an earthquake of 4.6 strength that caused some damage. One person had a smashed pelvis when his chimney stack landed on him in bed and a few houses were damaged near the epicentre. Then the wind blew at  70 -90 mph with some snow and hard(for us) frost and finally the sun shone. The wind has dried up the soil so I have had to water the garden. Finally the conditions improved and I gave the grass the first cut of the season. Seedlings are growing well, I have them in the house. Tidying up has gone well and it now looks like someone else's garden!

Hyacinths and daffodils look good and the camellia is in full flower. The flowering currants are showing pink and red.

I use a flame gun for controlling weeds on paths it is most effective and good for the back.

On the meditative side I think about other's blogs and the problems they encounter and the relief and uplift that gardening provides. Gardens are often linked to faith and its interpretation - a bit deep I know. The local park has a sensory garden for those with sight impairment and the plants are aromatic and sensual  but no thorns or stings obviously.

More later LE