Garden Journal
Containers to wow!
Throughout the summer I have visited gardens locally and made a special point of looking at the containers that are part of their displays, analysing the plants they have used...
Containers to wow!
Throughout the summer I have visited gardens locally and made a special point of looking at the containers that are part of their displays, analysing the plants they have used...
Now’s the time to plant standard roses …
I’ve just returned from a week’s botanical painting in rural Transylvania where heavy, thundery showers alternated with days of warm sunshine.
Now’s the time to plant standard roses …
I’ve just returned from a week’s botanical painting in rural Transylvania where heavy, thundery showers alternated with days of warm sunshine.
A visit to the NGS People’s Choice Garden
I was privileged in early July, as one of a small NGS group, to visit the garden of Sarah and Sal Pajwani. Sarah was the winner of the NGS People’s...
A visit to the NGS People’s Choice Garden
I was privileged in early July, as one of a small NGS group, to visit the garden of Sarah and Sal Pajwani. Sarah was the winner of the NGS People’s...
Jobs in the garden…
Just as birds moult in July, so the garden seems to go through a quiet phase before it begins to put on the fiery colours of late summer and early...
Jobs in the garden…
Just as birds moult in July, so the garden seems to go through a quiet phase before it begins to put on the fiery colours of late summer and early...
Reflections on RHS Chelsea 2022
Having just returned from the bustle and drama that is a Chelsea Flower Show, I thought I would pause and reflect on Chelsea 2022, on the plants and trends that...
Reflections on RHS Chelsea 2022
Having just returned from the bustle and drama that is a Chelsea Flower Show, I thought I would pause and reflect on Chelsea 2022, on the plants and trends that...
Suddenly I love orange…
I haven’t abandoned my normal restrained colour scheme of whites (viburnums, roses, hydrangeas, peonies); greens (euphorbias, Alchemilla mollis) and purple/blues (phlox, iris sibirica, alliums, clematis) but last year I wanted...
Suddenly I love orange…
I haven’t abandoned my normal restrained colour scheme of whites (viburnums, roses, hydrangeas, peonies); greens (euphorbias, Alchemilla mollis) and purple/blues (phlox, iris sibirica, alliums, clematis) but last year I wanted...