Baby steps (towards spring)
Reading time 10 minutes
Every weekend is pretty much the same during the lockdown. A time to catch up on sleep, to read, phone friends and family, make […]
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10 Shrubs to Brighten the Winter Months
Reading time 16 minutes
Most of us spend relatively little time in the garden during the winter months. Of course there are jobs to be done, but with […]
Running to Stand Still
Reading time 6 minutes
With April bright on the horizon I am already having to get a wiggle on to keep up with what needs doing in […]
Coughs and Caterpillars: An Hour in the Garden
Reading time 6 minutes
It’s all going on in the garden right now. The plants have had a sniff of spring and now they are intoxicated, thrusting […]
Daily Flower Candy: Correa ‘Marian’s Marvel’
Reading time 5 minutes
My sweetie jar has been a little empty of late, so I think it’s high time I resumed my occasional Daily Flower Candy series, […]
Christmas Cheer
Reading time 3 minutes
The last time I was up at 6am on Christmas morning I was ten. With a three-year-old in the house it was inevitable […]
Balmy Boxing Day
Reading time 6 minutes
I began my traditional Boxing Day post last year by commenting on the unusually mild weather that lead up to Christmas. Had I known […]
Chelsea Physic Garden – Nick Bailey’s ‘Best in Snow’
Reading time 13 minutes
Early in February I went along to the Chelsea Physic Garden for one of their annual snowdrop days. I was lucky enough to bag […]