14 November 2020
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We’ve been doing a bit of gardening over the past couple of days. We finally felt ready to get some new plants (a couple of dogwoods and a type of buddleja I’ve not noticed before – Buddleja glomerata). The dogwoods … Continue reading
1 September 2020
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One of the highlights of today’s trip to RHS Rosemoor was seeing lots of plants swarming with butterflies, bees, hoverflies and other insects: I don’t think there was anything particularly rare but we enjoyed their profusion. I also took note … Continue reading
24 July 2020
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Our main furniture move is due on Sunday afternoon but we’re getting stuff across – various bits of smaller pieces of furniture and, this evening, most of my clothes into the wardrobe we’ve been wrestling with. What I’m most excited … Continue reading
5 August 2017
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Today, Jane and I took a jaunt west to visit Jekka’s Herb Farm for the RHS Open Day we saw advertised in a recent copy of The Garden magazine (the RHS’s monthly publication for members). It was the first time … Continue reading
26 October 2016
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We should have some of these growing in the garden next year. A few weeks ago I made an order from J Parker’s, including 6 Digitalis, 6 Hollyhocks and 6 Monarda along with some daffodil bulbs. They turned up after … Continue reading
25 August 2016
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Some plants are gloriously alien, like this Cuphea cyanea that I spotted at RHS Rosemoor today. I wonder where I could shoehorn one of these into the garden?
28 December 2015
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There is an interesting article by George Monbiot about flooding on the Guardian website. Apparently there is clear research evidence that vegetation reduces flooding but farming subsidies encourage the removal of plants other than grass on farmland. Consequently we end … Continue reading
28 September 2015
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I grow plants for all sorts of reasons and I’m often forebearing towards plants that don’t live up to the promise which inspired me to give the space with the hope of future bounty or in appreciation of their present … Continue reading
4 August 2014
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Brave plant of the year award, at least in my garden heats, goes to Echinacea purpurea: This perennial flower has recently come into bloom but what this view doesn’t show you is the damage is suffered earlier in the year: … Continue reading
5 April 2012
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Here is the back garden as it looks at the start of April: It is somewhat untidy, although I would rather call it “organic” in style but has plenty of life bursting out. Particular highlights are the Euphorbia characias subsp … Continue reading