I am delighted to announce a series of garden workshops to be held with conjunction with Chawton House.
Plant of the week- Sarcococca ruscifolia var. chinensis ‘Dragon Gate’
One of the most perfumed winter flowering plants makes my plant of the week this week, Sarcococcas are one the best shrubs to grow in your gardens
Six on Saturday 20/01/2018
Well another week completed and another dollar earnt! But what a odd week, total downpour on Monday, gale force winds then battered us during Wednesday night Thursday morning, scattering the empty plastic glass collection boxes up and down my street. The poorly fixed fence the landlord did in my back garden scummed to these gales, […]
Pruning cuts, how to get them right. Part 2
The second part of my look at the basics of pruning, this time I am looking at using pruning saws
Plant of the week- Cornus Alba ‘Sibirica Ruby’
My plant of the week this week looks at the beautiful Cornus alba ‘Sibirica Ruby’ with its bright red stems that light up our winter gardens with great effect, as ever we look at growing it, pruning and propagator in this little blog
Six on Saturday 13/01/2018
A look at my six on Saturday of six things either in flower, interest or happening in a garden this week!
Pruning cuts-how to get them right! Part 1.
A look at the basics of pruning, making the cut with the secateurs, where to cut and why? The start of my pruning plants series of blogs
Plant of the week- Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Orange Peel’
My plant of the week this week is one of the most beautiful winter flowering shrubs that grows in our gardens with scent that better than any perfume! Hamamelis!
6 on Saturday 06/01/2018
A look at 6 things happening in my garden on a Saturday morning
Mistletoe and how to grow it
A look into the folk law and unusual habits of the mistletoe plant
Thomas Stone MCI Hort MPGCA 