It feels a bit weird not to be at Chelsea now I’m back. You get caught up in the buzz and excitement on the showground and this year it’s been an extraordinary show. Although I was privileged to be there for a full two days before it officially opened, I was rushing about so much that I still don’t feel I saw it all. Read more…
If there’s one thing that was obvious at Chelsea 2010, it was the importance of the glasshouse to growers and gardeners. For the exhibitors struggling with the late spring, there was no option other than using the protected climes of the greenhouse to force the plants and flowers into growth. Read more…
I’ve been quite surprised this spring at how few slugs and snails there are in my garden. I know it’s been a cold spring, which will have kept their activity in check , but the hedgehogs have been hibernating so I don’t think they have been particularly voracious. Read more…
I didn’t get back to my garden until pretty late on Saturday, but it was still light and as always the first check when I’ve been away is on the greenhouse and the animals. Read more…
