Category: Cheering up Mondays

There’s something so perfect about a rosebud. This is ‘Cécile Brunner’. What a beauty. This is also Day 10 of . . .

Tulips have got to be one of my favourites and never fail to cheer me up. This is also Day . . .

There’s nothing quite like winter jasmine to brighten a November Monday. Sign up to follow The Chatty Gardener blog for . . .

The hollyhocks were fantastic this summer. So easy and great for pollinators. Follow The Chatty Gardener for a weekly dose . . .

Off to Cardiff today so a daffodil seemed appropriate for today’s Cheering up Mondays pic. I’ve planted lots more in . . .

Crocosmia ‘Firestars Scorchio’ – an explosion of colour that’s just right for Bonfire Night.

The dahlias may have finished for the year thanks to the recent frost but Chrysanthemum ‘Spartan Fire’ is still lighting . . .

Dahlia ‘Magenta Star’ spotted in a Cotswold garden this week.

It’s time to look ahead and plan for spring. Crocus are a favourite and I’ve been planting masses.

These slightly mad looking dahlias have been a delight all summer. ‘Dwarf Cactus Mix’ was grown from seed given to . . .