Well it’s party time so I thought I would be fashionably late, not too late so all that is left is the alcohol that no one else wants but just so I wasn’t the first here. I must admit some was due to it still being dark outside and then I forgot I had a…
Author: thomashort
Wishing you all a Happy Christmas
To all those you come over and ready my ramblings about plantly based things, I would like to say a very big thank you for all your support and wish you all the best Christmas possible! May your stockings contain all that your heart desires and your dreams come true Happy Christmas one and all
Six on Saturday 22nd of December 2018
Well this is my first proper blog for a while and tbh I have missed being part of the #sixinsaturday team so excellently built up by its founder The Propagator. Its the last Saturday before Christmas and I was thinking about doing a special one just maybe about Christmas within the garden or Christmas plants,…
Workshops and Speaker days at Sculpture by the lakes
For the next year in conjunction with the very beautiful gardens, set in the rolling Dorset countryside, we are running garden workshops and talks, both utilising the gardens onsite. Sculpture by the lakes highlights the stunning sculptures of Simon Gudgeon and with the ex fishing lakes now moulded into the beautiful site it is now,…
Six on Saturday 30th of June
Good morning folks, what a dry week that has been! Everywhere I look the grass is a shade of brown, pots seem to dry out within minutes of being watered, it’s more like late August than the last few days of June. The rain they forecast is always on the move isn’t, one day it’s…
Dead heading and summer pruning on roses
A brief look at summer pruning of roses and how to do it
Six on Saturday 23rd of June.
Well well good morning one and all and we are back to the weekend once more! Thankfully it’s a weekend I am seeing again, confused? Well last Saturday I did something rather silly but does show how dangerous gardening can be and how whatever you are doing, you need to think about it at all…
The glory of the moss roses
A look at the stunning world of moss roses including 10 cracking plants to enjoy
Six on Saturday, 16th of June, 2018
A look at the delights happening in my garden this week
Identifying rose stock
Rose root stocks can send up suckers and cause problems in your rose beds, this handy guide helps you identify them