We recently woke up to find one of the rockery walls had collapsed, smashing a pot and smothering foxgloves, not to mention quite a few…
What the musician and the poet did next
We recently woke up to find one of the rockery walls had collapsed, smashing a pot and smothering foxgloves, not to mention quite a few…
Things have gone a bit quiet here but only because of so many other things taking precedence! So a quick catch-up… The garden continued to…
Once again I’ve been too busy in the garden to actually blog about it! I started sowing seeds in trays and containers in the summer…
It’s been a while – but as British Summer Time begins, it seems like a good time to get things up to speed on this…
Much as I love autumn it’s a bit sad to see things dying down. The hibiscus has all but shed its leaves, the lawn is…
Turn away now if you’re squeamish about garden pests… our broccoli-growing adventure continues with the summer-long battle against the cabbage white butterfly. Friends warned us…
Well we learned a lot this year – not to plant vegetables too close together (in other words, adhere to the instructions on the seed…
I am such a townie, and have never grown fruit or vegetables, unless you count the potato plants I inherited in the back garden of…