Recent Garden News

The Garden News page displays the fifteen most recent additions to Mooseys Country Garden. It is an attempt to restore some order to the site and to help regular visitors know what is going on.

Gardens are always growing and changing - there's always something new going on. And, as I love writing about my garden almost as much as being in it, there'll always be some new Moosey ramblings to read, or new pictures to look at. Perhaps the garden activities of summer here will warm up a northern hemisphere gardener's winter days. I know how much I enjoy my mid-winter garden visits to summery places.

Two weeks can be a long time in the life of a garden, especially now that the head gardener is a happily semi-retired person (hopefully not being too boring). There is a certain pattern of repetition in gardening, though, so please be understanding if I'm saying the same things over and over again!

If you're a regular or a return visitor to my garden you can see what I've been working on recently...

Moosey's Country Garden News

August Week 4
Garden Journal
Tuesday, 26th Aug 2008.

Wow - there's more and more spring colour appearing in my garden. An early red rhododendron, lots more pink and red Camellias, more yellow and cream daffodils, and patches of Pulmonarias flowering blue and pink...

Animal Misdemeanours
Cats & Dogs
Sunday, 24th Aug 2008.

Living in a house with eight cats and a dog, sometimes things are bound to go wrong. Here's my rogues gallery of the worst Moosey animal offenders. Oops - some content may offend the shy reader.

Spring Things
Garden Weather
Sunday, 24th Aug 2008.

As spring prepares to 'spring' into garden action, lots of forgotten little treasures start popping up in my garden. This is the perfect time for 'stocktaking', after the long colour-free winter weeks.

August Week 3 - More
Garden Journal
Wednesday, 20th Aug 2008.

I think I might be maturing and improving as a gardener. I can't remember ever before having such a responsible August, actually finishing things off, and doing lots of really good garden maintenance.

August Week 3
Garden Journal
Sunday, 17th Aug 2008.

I love, love, love my garden this month. I must have forgotten how exciting August is - all those spring things just weeks away from showing themselves. Pink Camellias, Daphne and Hellebores are flowering - and the first yellow daffodils.

August Week 2 - More
Garden Journal
Thursday, 14th Aug 2008.

My Olympic gardening continues. Energy levels are down, though, with all this serious TV watching in the evenings. And my kneeling knees and rose-pruning hands need to toughen up!

August Week 2
Garden Journal
Tuesday, 12th Aug 2008.

OK - so today the weather has turned nasty again. But this is to be expected in August - some even suggest it is the 'worst winter month'. Aargh! Just when I (and my tree frogs) thought it was time to celebrate spring...

August Week 1 - More
Garden Journal
Friday, 8th Aug 2008.

Yippee! Colourful things are starting to surprise me in my 'very early spring' (optimistic phrase) garden. Pinks and yellows - and a touch of blue - flowering things are starting to flower!

Moosey News : August 2008
Garden News
Thursday, 7th Aug 2008.

Already I'm finding small pockets of spring flower colour. There's more daylight, the sun's higher in the sky - spring is definitely coming to the Moosey Garden. Yippee! I don't want to miss anything new...

Upcoming Events
Garden News
Thursday, 7th Aug 2008.

Spring - spring is definitely the big upcoming event. Spring flowers, spring blossom, spring shrubs... Spring feelings of new energy, and new growth... And new plant purchasing plans, and new garden areas to dig, and...

Rose Magic - From Stalk to Shrub
Gardening Articles
Tuesday, 5th Aug 2008.

Wheelbarrowfuls of imagination are needed in winter when contemplating a severely pruned rose. How can three stalks possibly grow into the beautiful, romantic queen of shrubs? There's definitely some natural rose magic afoot!

August Week 1
Garden Journal
Sunday, 3rd Aug 2008.

Hello, august August! You are most welcome to enter the Moosey garden. You'll witness an even harder-working winter gardener than July did. I am inspired and determined to be totally intrepid - and weather-proof.

Moosey Garden Cafe Furniture
Garden Benches & Seats
Thursday, 31st Jul 2008.

40% off All Garden Furniture! The sale sign outside a local Garden Centre had been catching my eye for a few weeks. Then came that fateful day when I had nothing better to do...

End of July
Garden Journal
Thursday, 31st Jul 2008.

So as to finish July's winter work, I've set some gardening goalposts. Aargh! Goalposts! Rugby! We won't mention the rugby, since the All Blacks lost to Australia last night...

July Week 4 - More
Garden Journal
Saturday, 26th Jul 2008.

Hmm... I may be away from the garden for some time. But don't worry - it's just that three days of winter rain are forecast. Serious rain! RAIN! Cats-and-dogs rain! Aargh!