Favourite Flower Friday
Papaver orientale ‘Harlem’ Family and friends witter on about P. orientale ‘Patty’s Plum’ all the time, but I think this poppy is far nicer. Its petals are a dark, burgundy […]
Mum and Dad’s bench
I bought this little garden seat in Arundel many years ago, and Dad liked it so much I gave it him to sit on in his garden, next to the […]
Favourite flower Friday
Geranium phaeum ‘Rose Madder’ Hardy geraniums abound in my garden, providing attractive low-maintenance ground cover and suppressing weeds at the back of the borders. I have my favourites though, whilst […]
Tom’s Trowel
I have a shed full of garden tools to photograph. Trowels and garden forks in every shape and size imaginable. Hoes of every hue, and as for watering cans – […]
Favourite Flower Friday
Rosa banksiae ‘Lutea’ Today’s favourite flower is the yellow Banksian rose. Lovely, isn’t it? This was one of the first plants I bought for my garden here. It has only […]
Easy Garden Décor
I am always looking for quick decoration ideas in the garden, as another way to make it more personal to me. I found these plastic lizards in a local toy […]
Favourite flower Friday
Under the current circumstances (see last blog), I thought a purple flower most suitable today. Luckily I have a beauty in my garden – it is comfrey (Symphytum officinale) and […]
Gardening Without Mum
Just three days after posting last week’s piece about gardening with Mum, she suddenly passed away in hospital. Life from here on will be difficult – I not only have […]
Favourite Flower Friday
Brunnera ‘Jack Frost’ is a beautiful and popular foliage plant, revered by many of us cottage gardeners. Last year I was given the opportunity to grow Brunnera macrophylla ‘Starry Eyes’ […]
Favourite Flower Friday
Christopher Lloyd, when asked what was his favourite flower, is widely reported to have said ‘the one I am looking at now’, and I know exactly what he meant. Looking around the […]
Snapdragon Jules 