Friday, 23 November 2018

From the archives...

The Humphrey clan, maybe 1954
Anne's birthday tea at Beatrice Street, Sunderland
l-r, John, Kathryn, Anthea, Anne, Rosemary, Margaret, Great Aunt Rosie, Nana Humphrey, Grandad Humphrey, Uncle Cliff, Aunt Mary, unknown, Aunt Amor

The Humphrey grandchildren on holiday, Marsden Rock in the background

The weather didn't improve!
Grandad Humphrey encouraging the troops


Tuesday, 9 October 2018

Antony Gormley at Kettle's Yard


















Garden in October

Two forms of Aster novae-angliae

Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii 'Goldsturm'


Asters and Rudbeckia with Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert'


Vitis vinifera



Clematis 'Oslo"


Sedum spectabile and Aster 'Andenken an Alma Potschke'

Lupins in the greenhouse

Szechuan pepper tree, Zanthoxylum species

Peppercorns


Crocus sativus, the saffron crocus

Three stigmas in each flower

Saffron harvest from three flowers - 150 flowers to yield 1g saffron, so a way to go yet!

Monday, 18 June 2018

Garden in May and June





















Paeonia lactiflora 'Sarah Bernhardt'

Radishes


New feature for the top border; many hands make light work or too many cooks....?


First digging of potatoes on 20 June, variety Foremost, 1.3kg

Tuesday, 5 June 2018

Brighton, May 2018

Saturday 12 May 2018



The South Downs - in the rain!





Shoreham airfield
A Rolls-Royce Wraith possibly



Sunday 13 May - Shoreham




The dry dock, Shoreham Harbour













Monday 14 May - early morning in Brighton


New wind farm currently under construction