The Frustrated Gardener

The life and loves of a time-poor plantsman

Now is the Time to Plant Spring Bulbs

August 31, 2021.Reading time 11 minutes.

Whilst tempting to lament the summer that never was, now is the time to be looking ahead and planting your spring-flowering bulbs. The first 2022 catalogues seemed to arrive earlier than ever this year, some of them well before the last tulips had faded in our garden. With no opportunity to impress customers at the […]

Going Potty

January 9, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

If the pandemic has taught us one thing, it’s to look after our mental health. If it’s taught us another, it’s to look out for others’ wellbeing at the same time. Having been vulnerable to depression and anxiety in my youth, these days I consider myself fairly robust. Even so, at the start of this […]