Catching Up
Reading time 15 minutes
It dawned on me the other day that I’d written nothing about our garden and allotment for several months. This is me, making amends!
Our Allotment
How To Enjoy Your Garden in May
Reading time 37 minutes
How to get the most out of your garden in the merry month of May.
How to Grow Dahlias – A Simple Guide
Reading time 16 minutes
The Frustrated Gardener is very much a team effort. Whilst it’s usually me pounding the keyboard, from time to time my partner John, otherwise […]
How To Use Horse Manure In Your Garden
Reading time 9 minutes
No good gardener ever turns down the offer of a load of well-composted horse manure. Some may even go weak at the knees at […]
Our Top 10 Dahlias of 2021
Reading time 19 minutes
As the dahlia season draws to a close, it’s time to celebrate those that dazzled during this uniquely cool and wet year. We ended […]
National Allotments Week 2021
Reading time 10 minutes
I am surprised and embarrassed to note that the last time I wrote on TFG’s blog was back in January. Where have the last […]
Here Comes Summer!
Reading time 8 minutes
The title of of this post is tongue-in-cheek given I’m sat at my desk with rain pattering on the skylight and a brisk draught […]
Arctic April
Reading time 14 minutes
It has been the strangest month; cold – indeed the frostiest April in sixty years – and desert-dry. Although we’ve escaped spring frosts here […]
Baby steps (towards spring)
Reading time 10 minutes
Every weekend is pretty much the same during the lockdown. A time to catch up on sleep, to read, phone friends and family, make […]
A Year of Plotting
Reading time 21 minutes
January 2020 After waiting only four months, we got the news that we had reached the top of the allotment waiting list: if we […]
BITTERSWEET MEMORIES OF 2020
Reading time 22 minutes
The year 2020. Where to begin? It’s tempting to dive straight into the obvious negatives – and let’s face it that would be rich […]
planting ahead
Reading time 7 minutes
The first draft of this post began with a rather gloomy assessment of the year’s events. By the time I reached the third paragraph […]