Garden Journal
How to be a water-wise gardener
When I first thought of writing about ways to conserve water, we were in the halcyon days of early summer when rules were being relaxed a little, the sun seemed...
How to be a water-wise gardener
When I first thought of writing about ways to conserve water, we were in the halcyon days of early summer when rules were being relaxed a little, the sun seemed...
Plants That Need Supporting Now Part 2: Climbers
The heavy, heavy rain of mid-June, I suspect, has found us all out! I thought that my peonies were well supported and was sure that most of the big herbaceous...
Plants That Need Supporting Now Part 2: Climbers
The heavy, heavy rain of mid-June, I suspect, has found us all out! I thought that my peonies were well supported and was sure that most of the big herbaceous...
Plants that need supporting now Part 1: Herbace...
As always with the weather in Britain, it is impossible to predict what the year will bring and when the growing season will start.
Plants that need supporting now Part 1: Herbace...
As always with the weather in Britain, it is impossible to predict what the year will bring and when the growing season will start.
How to create a wildflower meadow from scratch
Our traditional meadows are in steep decline. According to Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Director, Richard Deverell, we have lost 97% of our wildflower meadows since the 1930s.
How to create a wildflower meadow from scratch
Our traditional meadows are in steep decline. According to Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Director, Richard Deverell, we have lost 97% of our wildflower meadows since the 1930s.
Gardening notes: the goods, the bads and the do...
The time has come to update our photo library. Over the years we have tweaked designs: changing the size of the balls on some supports or the gauge of the...
Gardening notes: the goods, the bads and the do...
The time has come to update our photo library. Over the years we have tweaked designs: changing the size of the balls on some supports or the gauge of the...
Spring Garden and nature notes
We live in the Thames Valley, close to the source of the river near Kemble. We are surrounded by farmland and I watch year-round as the young Thames rises and...
Spring Garden and nature notes
We live in the Thames Valley, close to the source of the river near Kemble. We are surrounded by farmland and I watch year-round as the young Thames rises and...