I’m one of those folk who can’t bear to throw pruned bush in the compost without taking 3 or 4 cuttings.  Unfortunately I’m not an organised gardener and I tend to pop the smaller single […]

Oh golly it’s been a long and slightly noisy summer holidays.  Not that I have kiddies here or young adults for that matter.   The neighbours have a selection of each.  In fact the perfect combinations […]

Gardens that offer a quiet calming rest zone – now that is what every working person needs the minute they get home.  Having that chance to get out there and walk around the lawn, surveying […]

Whilst watching a really bright and breezy gardening show that comes from Scotland, I was struck the other week by one presenter who went about as far north as she could without actually leaving Scottish […]

One of the things that came out of watching a gardening feature on tv was the need to look out for certain bugs and nasties in my garden.  I’ve got masses of plants that have […]

Time was when all big gardens could have their own lake with a nice wooden clippety cloppety bridge over it.  Some gardens do of course still have that and we all enjoy the chance to […]

Oh how we looked forward to spring after the winter.  We had some frost and a tiny bit of snow but nothing too awful but spring is so special.  Last year we had the most […]

Having a professional gardening help has been a boon for me.  My neighbourgot to the point where she couldn’t deal with the lawn any more.  When mobility issues affect every day jobs like that, you […]

When the sun comes out and warms the air, grass and atmosphere in general, it’s very easy to float off out into the garden and start cracking the code of how to get a fabulous […]

I have a tub of 50 daffodil bulbs – they’re were planted 4 years ago as a little tribute to a loved one.  Now of course after a couple of tremendously good flowering seasons near […]