Islander's Blog archive

back to normal

hello everyone. I apologise for my long absense from the forum, but I moved house...

worms

On our island we had a disaster with the accidental importation of the new zealand...

weeds

Most of us hate to see weeds growing, but they are not all bad. Take the Dandelion...

Summertime has been all work for me this year

This summer has been hard going, I have worked harder than I ever did in my life....

garden centre prices

Today I went for a stroll through the local garden center. The prices of the plants...

Getting ready for spring

The snow has hit Orkney with a vengeance. after seeing it hitting England on the...

taking fuchsia cuttings in winter

Normally fuchsias are very easy to root through most of the year, but when winter...

xmas wishes

First of all let me apologise for not contributing to the site the last few weeks,...

the winter has come with a bang in Orkney

anyone who has read my previous blogs knows about the wind here, but normally it...

flame guns in the garden

I have a large area to clear of weeds next year, there are a lot of nasties,ie deep...

the winter winds in orkney

I arrived in Orkney ten years ago in April. the delivery men had already brought...

welcoming to goy

I would like to thank all you wonderfull members of goy who welcomed me onto the...