Mindful gardening
I read an excellent article by Julian Rollins in the Guardian this week. He described how he has ditched his garden power tools and now enjoys a peaceful ‘go-slow’ method […]
I read an excellent article by Julian Rollins in the Guardian this week. He described how he has ditched his garden power tools and now enjoys a peaceful ‘go-slow’ method […]
Now that Christmas is over for another year, I’m spending today taking down all the decorations, which includes carefully disrobing my lovely living Christmas tree and taking it outdoors. This […]
The last few days have been spent thinking about making Christmas wreaths from my garden.There has been much around to inspire me – I photographed these gorgeous ones at Petersham Nursery […]
Not those! Mine are names of the makers of my most treasured gardening tools, Felco and Fiskars. Felco secateurs are legendary – incredibly efficient with a vast range for all strengths […]
As mentioned in a previous blog, two years ago I found an unusual buddleia that had grown from seed in one of my veg beds. It looks unlike any other […]
In my garden this morning I will be thinking of all those who gave their tomorrows for our today.
Rosa Viridiflora I first came upon this unusual and fascinating rose on a Cottage Garden Society trip several years ago. Its strange flowers are made up entirely of sepals rather […]
At this time of year my garden is full of big mop-heads of flowering shrubs, and on the lower storey, flat-headed sedums in shades of cerise-pink and crimson. I like […]
Like many fellow members of The Cottage Garden Society, at this time of year I’m busy sorting, packing and labelling seeds collected from my garden. I will send them to […]
At this time of year many plants have finished flowering, but thanks to a few packets of seed (courtesy of the Cottage Garden Society seed exchange) and a couple of […]