the nonspace of my mind

Category: Garden

  • Spring garden awakens

    Spring garden awakens

    Lupine leaves have this amazing ability to capture beads of water, it’s enchanting. The first crocuses are starting to poke through the heather.

  • Tuesday garden tour

    Tuesday garden tour

    It is a delightfully purple year in the garden. I mean, if you’ve been here a while, you know this is the whole point. But it’s not usually this purple! This year is exceptional.

  • Retreat

    Retreat

    As with most things I read about autism, it took me a long time to recognise that I have special interests. It’s not that I’m interested in gardening you see, it’s that I want to create a space that has a certain vibe, and achieving that involves gardening. It’s just a means to an end.…

  • Long-term goals

    Long-term goals

    When I first saw this space I was struck by how bare, sterile, and controlled it looked. I wanted to bring life to it, but wow what a daunting project. But I’d been watching Big Dreams, Small Spaces and I understood I had to break it down into small achievable goals, year by year. The…

  • Summer garden

    Summer garden

    We’re in stage 5 drought which is testing the fortitude of our drought-resistant planting. But we’ve finally had some rain these past two days and they’re loving it. The pollinators have been loving the garden too, as have we.

  • Front garden progress

    Front garden progress

    I did not expect it to be this substantial in year one. So happy with how it’s turned out!

  • September Sun

    September Sun

    The light is beautiful up here, just shy of 50° N. The angles frame each day differently and you can witness the shortening of each as we tilt. It makes me conscious of hurtling through space. Happy Equinox ✨

  • Seasonality

    Seasonality

    ‘How’s your summer?’. It’s the greeting of the season, and one that always throws me for a loop. I grew up in a place where the seasons blend together, in a city known to experience what some call ‘four seasons in one day’. Summer was not really an event so much as something to be…

  • Rainy summer day

    Rainy summer day

    Looking lush after a drink.

  • Wednesday in the garden

    Wednesday in the garden

    Full moon in Aquarius. It’s wonderful to finally see some blooms in the garden, it’s been a very strange year. I sowed thousands of poppies, but only a few have bloomed. I’ve savoured every one. Don’t tell the others, but these ones are my favourite, with those gorgeous smokey pinks and greys. I don’t remember…