A look into the giant pumpkin competition
Plant of the week- Decaisnea fargesii
My plant of the week has some brilliant common names like Dead mans fingers, purple sausage plant, come and read more about it
Six on Saturday 14/10/17
Sometimes you just get one of those weeks when you are glad it’s the weekend, it was one of those weeks this week! Well to be fair, it was only one day, rest of the week was very enjoyable. Plants and gardens are so much areas for us to enjoy and relax in, to get…
Reducing the strain
Sorry it’s not a post about reducing the work load in the garden or indeed making the house/garden balance better but just a few little thoughts on how to reduce the strain on one of the things our gardens use so much, our hands and arms. All the work we do in our gardens, puts…
Plant of the week-Cercidiphyllum japonicum f.Pendulum
My plant of the week is known as the toffee apple tree, makes the autumn air smell like burnt sugar, have a read and find out more!
Six on Saturday- 7/10/17
My #sixonsaturday this week are from a clients garden and are things looking beautiful in a clients garden this week
Autumn is coming, autumn is coming!
My monthly look back to what I have done and looking forward to the month ahead
Plant of the week-Salvia leucantha ‘Santa Barbara’
My plant of the week is a beautiful Salvia, one of the best!
Around the world in 90 minutes- Lullingston Castle
My blog on a Garden Media Guild meeting at Lullingstone castle
Six on Saturday- 30/09/2017
A lot of 6 things of interest in my garden on a Saturday!
Book review- The Garden Photography Workshop by Andrea Jones
ok I admit, I was very lucky to win a copy of this book from a twitter competition when the book first came out and I have to be honest and say I would of brought it anyway so it just saved me a few pennies. I have had a love of photography since I…
Plant of the week- Fascicularia bicolor
The plant of the week this week is a oddity, a beauty but still rather unusual. Fascicularia bicolor is one of the only few members of the bromeliad family that, grown correctly, is almost Hardy here in the uk. It has survived winters down to -15c in some parts of the country. It is indeed…
