While over on the sunny Isle of Wight I took the time to visit a very remote national collection of plants. It was worth the visit. Daylilies are a garden enigma because each flower lasts for just one day. Read more…
Hands on Gardening
These last few weeks I’ve been growing on some plug plants in the greenhouse of a new begonia for my patio pots. Begonia Big does what it says on the pot. It grows really, really big and already my little plants are getting bigger and starting to flower. Read more…
Wow has it been wet these last few days; it must be nearly time for Glastonbury Festival.
Unsurprisingly, there’s been a drought announced for the eastern regions and while I live in the wet west and don’t for a minute disbelieve that it’s been dry in the east, it seems amazing that one side of the country is deluged while the other side is struggling for water. Read more…
So ….. The chicken run is finished, the outside tap by the greenhouse has been fixed, the water has been switched on and all is quiet in the garden. Brilliant. Read more…
