Cheering up Mondays #214
After the storm over the weekend, I’m desperately dreaming of spring and better gardening weather. For me, that means tulips. . . .
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Author: The Chatty Gardener
Winter beauty at Rodmarton Manor
I’ve always loved Rodmarton Manor in the winter. It may be a summer beauty with magnificent herbaceous borders but there’s . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #213
There’s something wonderfully delicate about tiny iris that I love. I’ve been gradually watching these open over the past few . . .
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Big plans at The Kitchen Garden
I’ve been out to talk to The Kitchen Garden Plant Centre about pursuing a dream and growing herbs. A nursery . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #212
I love hellebores of all colours and types. This is one of the many dark pink-purple varieties I have. I . . .
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Cotswold Snowdrop Gardens 2020
Unlike summer flowers, snowdrops pretty much have the garden stage to themselves. Couple that with their appearance at the start . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #211
Sometimes the name of a plant is just perfect. This is Dahlia ‘Rhubarb and Cream’, spotted on the National Dahlia . . .
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Snowdrops at the museum
I’ve been finding out about Stroud’s links to snowdrops at The Museum in the Park It seems that one of . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #210
I’ve been sowing sweetpeas this weekend so this seemed appropriate for today’s dose of floral cheer. I can’t imagine summer . . .
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Review: Living Decor by Maria Colletti
I admit to being a bit sceptical when Living Decor landed on my desk. As someone who rarely carefully co-ordinates . . .
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