Cheering up Mondays #154
The rather aptly named Helleborus niger ‘Christmas Carol’ for Christmas Eve. Happy Christmas, everyone. This is also Day 24 of . . .
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Author: The Chatty Gardener
Cheering up Mondays #153
A little sunshine for a Monday morning with Dahlia ‘Bishop of York’, spotted at Aston Pottery in Oxfordshire. This is . . .
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Review: The Creative Kitchen by Stephanie Hafferty
One of the drawbacks of growing your own fruit and vegetables is the almost inevitable glut and the problem of . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #152
There’s something so perfect about a rosebud. This is ‘Cécile Brunner’. What a beauty. This is also Day 10 of . . .
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Review: The Almanac by Lia Leendertz
Want to know how dew is formed, what the July night sky will show, or the gardening jobs for October? . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #151
Tulips have got to be one of my favourites and never fail to cheer me up. This is also Day . . .
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Flower Advent Calendar starts
Today, I’m launching my 2018 Flower Advent Calendar with this blast of sunshine – just right for what’s a very . . .
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Vegetable trials – the results
High temperatures and little rain made it a challenging season in the veg plot. Some things seemed to ignore the . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #150
There’s nothing quite like winter jasmine to brighten a November Monday. Sign up to follow The Chatty Gardener blog for . . .
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Review: Urban Arboreal by Michael Jordan
I’m lucky enough to live in a town where trees are an integral part of the street scene. Few roads . . .
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