Monday, 27 May 2019

ENJOYING THE WEATHER

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ENJOYING THE WEATHER It may only be mid May, but summer has arrived. Hope it is still with us when this goes out in print. Both gard...
Sunday, 19 May 2019

THE SUMMER FLOWERS

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  THE SUMMER FLOWERS The spring flowering bulb season has now passed but the cool spring weather allowed flowering to last for weeks...
Monday, 13 May 2019

BUSY SPRING DAYS

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  BUSY SPRING DAYS In my early training years to become a gardener we were taught how to garden by the book. There was a good practi...
Monday, 6 May 2019

PLANTS FOR THE SHADE

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PLANTS FOR THE SHADE Bee pollinating flowers of Hydrangea petiolaris Choosing plants for the garden is usually fairly simple for...

TULIPS

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TULIPS May is normally the peak flowering time for tulips, but with our mild winters and early spring, tulips have been in flower si...
Thursday, 25 April 2019

A DAY ON THE ALLOTMENT

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A DAY ON THE ALLOTMENT At long last we got a few days of rain which the garden really needed and now we are in a period of dry war...
Monday, 15 April 2019

SASKATOONS

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SASKATOONS Saskatoons which are also known as Juneberries are relatively unknown in UK and as yet not grown commercially for fruit a...
Sunday, 7 April 2019

DAFFODILS AND NARCISSUS

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DAFFODILS AND NARCISSUS Mixed narcissi Narcissus Flower Record April flowers are dominated by daffodils in gardens, local ...
Thursday, 4 April 2019

BUSY SPRING DAYS

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BUSY SPRING DAYS It sounded like a good idea at the time. The mild winter and warm dry spring gave the garden plants a great boost. ...