Plant of the Moment – Veronicastrum
Veronicastrum, or Culver’s Root is looking great right now and has so many virtues. Well worth growing!
July 19, 2023Christine's Plant of the moment
Seedheads for Winter
At this time of year the tidy minded amongst you can be tempted to cut back faded flowers to keep... View Article
October 7, 2021Wild Garlic – a seasonal delight
If you have the right place for it, our native Wild Garlic or Ransomes (Allium ursinum) is a lovely plant... View Article
May 15, 2020New Year Flowers
The idea for this blog came when I noticed just before Christmas a Cirsium flowering in my garden. Cirsiums are... View Article
January 2, 2018In Flanders Fields
Previously beautiful countryside in Western Europe was blasted, bombed and fought over during the First World War (1914-1918). The landscape... View Article
November 6, 2015Looking after Bees
Out in my garden this week on a lovely sunny day I noticed a tiny bee visiting the crocuses. The... View Article
March 12, 2015Harvest Tones
In late Summer / early Autumn the garden can be entering a new and glorious phase of rich warm tones... View Article
October 17, 2014March flower – Bee friendly and Azure blue
Pulmonaria ‘Blue Ensign’ is a form of Lungwort with sparkling blue flowers from as early as February. Unlike many Pulmonarias,... View Article
March 19, 2014
