Super cute and flowering his wee socks off.  This wee rhody is tiny, it is a shame I didn't have anything in the photo to show scale. My dinosaur egg (Auchmithie pebble) is bigger than my hand.

Clematis Pixie in all his flowering glory. What a show for the begining of May.  I saw this Pixie in a local garden centre and I just had to bring it home in honour of my beautiful wee girl Pixie (pictured in the header). However, it turns out that all Clematis Pixies are boys, they are all male clones. Pixie is really fragnant, some days I love it, some days I hate it. I love him none the less.

The garden is really getting going now. The Pieris is looking good and piutting on good growth. My Euphorbia Minors Merlot is in full bloom, Clematis Montana Rubens is flowering and smells delicious, smells like toasted marshmallows. 

Saturday 18th April while walking the dogs I spotted something vibrant in the scrub. I had to investigate. A beautiful Mahonia had been thrown over a fence into scrub land. Bare root but still alive. He now lives with me. Time will tell if he makes it but I have given him every chance. Isn't he magnificient.

Magical, just magical.

A bucket lister for sure. I finally get to experience the wonder of the Northern Lights. More pics to follow. 19th January 2026, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

January 2026 we say hello to the new Sheltie Shuttle, a Rav4 joins Rengala.