Author Archives: Mike Hessey

I photographed this succulent soon after it arrived, but since then it has thrown out this shoot, which I suppose must be a flower. Not very attractive, but it is certainly trying.

A few plants have been moved into the front porch for the next few months – the porch isn’t enclosed, but it does provide some protection, and some plants have survived there in previous years.

This first hellebore actually originally appeared about 6 weeks ago, but was not very visible as it was in amongst other things. Now there surrounding plants have been cut back I have managed to photograph it, though it is not … Continue reading →

Just a light meal, but I did indulge myself with a mince pie!

There used to be a joke about ‘how many people does it take to change a light bulb?’ Well I used to think it would take about 1 minute maximum. But that was before smart lighting was introduced. Now the … Continue reading →

Given to me by a friend.