How To Enjoy Your Garden in May
Reading time 37 minutes
How to get the most out of your garden in the merry month of May.
Annuals
BITTERSWEET MEMORIES OF 2020
Reading time 22 minutes
The year 2020. Where to begin? It’s tempting to dive straight into the obvious negatives – and let’s face it that would be rich […]
The Plot Thickens…
Reading time 9 minutes
I have been meaning to write an update on the allotment for a little while now. While reading the previous chapter, I am wondering […]
Garden Diary: April 2020
Reading time 30 minutes
April was a bittersweet month. Among many positives were the beautiful weather and being able to spend extra time in the garden with The […]
Garden Diary: March 2020
Reading time 28 minutes
Who could have predicted that the Month of March would end as it did? Over the course of two weeks our daily routines changed […]
Seedy Thoughts
Reading time 7 minutes
There’s not much that January is good for, apart from cosying-up by the fire, drinking the Christmas drinks cabinet dry and browsing seed catalogues. […]
Getting to the Poinsettia
Reading time 9 minutes
With its brightly-coloured, star-shaped bracts, the poinsettia is one of the most recognisable symbols of Christmas in the world. We find it in supermarkets, […]
An Extraordinary Autumn
Reading time 8 minutes
There comes a moment every autumn when I leave home and return again under the cover of darkness. Since I have been living full […]
Plant Profile: Solenostemon ‘Henna’
Reading time 7 minutes
My garden is so jam-packed with plants by early autumn that I can barely move around outside. Far from holding plants back, a […]
Plant Profile: Asarina scandens
Reading time 6 minutes
As the heatwave drags on, my evenings are consumed by watering the garden. Already short, their length is reducing daily so that I am […]
Daily Flower Candy: Begonia ‘Million Kisses Elegance’
Reading time 3 minutes
I consider myself a progressive gardener, but some habits are hard to kick. Growing in containers is an enforced habit as I have […]
In Praise of Nemesias
Reading time 6 minutes
When something you like grows well in your garden it makes sense to grow more of it. I count agapanthus, zantedeschia, trachelospermum and […]