Suburban Sue

scarlet flowered hippeastrum (commonly known as amaryllis)

Amaryllis Amour

My neglected windowsill of Hippeastrum, or Amaryllis, as they are commonly known, are looking rather dishevelled after a year of neglect. Hippeastrum originate in South America and grow naturally from...

Amaryllis Amour

My neglected windowsill of Hippeastrum, or Amaryllis, as they are commonly known, are looking rather dishevelled after a year of neglect. Hippeastrum originate in South America and grow naturally from...

Garden inspiration - and breathe!

I managed a short UK vacation, just before second lockdown, getting away for a few days to South Ayrshire on the west coast of Scotland. Staying a short walk from...

Garden inspiration - and breathe!

I managed a short UK vacation, just before second lockdown, getting away for a few days to South Ayrshire on the west coast of Scotland. Staying a short walk from...

Bird’s Eye View - proactive pest detection and ...

Working from home has its benefits as well as its drawbacks. Work is around all the time. The dining room has boxes of files and seed equipment. The table needs...

Bird’s Eye View - proactive pest detection and ...

Working from home has its benefits as well as its drawbacks. Work is around all the time. The dining room has boxes of files and seed equipment. The table needs...

Tomato blossom end rot and other tomato tips.

Tomato blossom end rot and other tomato tips.

In the greenhouse tomatoes are beginning to ripen - smaller varieties only. I discovered this morning a small cucumber making a go of it my first ever. I got nothing...

Tomato blossom end rot and other tomato tips.

In the greenhouse tomatoes are beginning to ripen - smaller varieties only. I discovered this morning a small cucumber making a go of it my first ever. I got nothing...

Catch it! Bin it! Kill it! A time compromised g...

When we moved into our house about twenty years ago we inherited a traditional square rectangle of lawn, surrounded by flower borders. The children were younger and this was a...

Catch it! Bin it! Kill it! A time compromised g...

When we moved into our house about twenty years ago we inherited a traditional square rectangle of lawn, surrounded by flower borders. The children were younger and this was a...

Pea sprouts in compost about 8 cm tall possibly learning to socially distance

Serendipity Strikes Again

So managed to get a busy day in the garden on Saturday. Back of an envelope list as long as a yard arm. With lockdown, and not wanting to make...

Serendipity Strikes Again

So managed to get a busy day in the garden on Saturday. Back of an envelope list as long as a yard arm. With lockdown, and not wanting to make...