Elemental circle – thegreenerdream

June in retrospect.

July 2, 2017mariamayfleming

June was a month that seems to have passed very quickly this year. Maybe that is because we have been busy preparing for our open garden day on July 15^th. There is still quite a lot to do in the garden, and we are baking every day and kind friends are letting us use their freezers for all the muffins, Swedish cinnamon buns and scones. We have had masses of ripe raspberries over the last couple of weeks and most of them have been used for vanilla and raspberry muffins for our guests on the open day.

A spring clean for the May queen.

June 3, 2017June 11, 2017mariamayfleming

Another beautiful month has come to an end in our garden. Most of it has been spent clearing the vegetable beds, weeding and strimming the grass.

April past.

May 2, 2017mariamayfleming

April is really the month that transforms the land here in the West of Ireland, probably more than any other month of the year. It usually starts of quite cold and barren but by the end of the month everything has exploded into a crescendo of colour and form.

Anticipation in March.

April 3, 2017April 3, 2017mariamayfleming

There is a saying around here that you can get four seasons in a day and it has certainly been true for some days in the past month. Wet snow, sleet, torrential rain, blazing sun and summer temperatures have all played a role in the very changeable weather of March.
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F is for Frog and February.

March 6, 2017March 6, 2017mariamayfleming

February was a busy time for all in the garden. The frogs were very busy down by the pond. For a few days their croaking could be heard in all corners of the garden and it was a delight to watch them.

Outside in or inside out?

February 14, 2017mariamayfleming

It was quite cold all throughout the month of January here in the West of Ireland. The daffodils poked their heads up and a couple of them even started to turn yellow by the end of the month. The Hellebores flowered beautifully and we fed the birds a lot of nuts and seeds to keep them healthy and content.

Days in December.

January 5, 2017mariamayfleming

As we look back on December we realize we did not spend a large amount of time in the garden. There were so many other things to tend to in the house and in our new conservatory. The days were not long, with darkness falling shortly after four in the afternoon and the light not returning until after eight in the morning.