The Nook - A Garden Blog

The week begins with sleet and rain showers slicing through a cold damp air. Midweek it goes even colder but sunny. Big dawn skies are back...

Out of the dismal days at the end of November come a series of dismal images and facts from a dismal gardener - back still bad so no shovel...

And floods - Wednesday/Thursday - garden awash, roads and schools closed, main west coast rail line shut, even golf course closed! I ...

Finally no rain, just a biting north wind yet sunshine - very welcome - need a month of this now - some chance! About as much chance as Bre...

There are a lot of flowers in the garden despite the weather and time of year. Some things just do not flower, should not flower now bu...