The Best Flowers to Plant for Pollinators
Attracting bees and butterflies to your garden – a sponsored guest blog post written by Mr Fothergill’s. A garden buzzing . . .
Read more
Category: Flowers, veg and more
The 2024 Tomato Gardening Trials
Despite the less than ideal weather and a late start sowing seed, I’ve had a bumper crop with some interesting . . .
Read more
Sweet Pea Gardening Trials 2024
There was an unintentional royal theme to my sweet pea gardening trials this year. Kings Seeds sent me ‘King’s Coronation’ . . .
Read more
Highs and Lows of the 2023 Garden
There’s no doubt that the 2023 garden saw some extremes – and not just in the weather, which ranged from . . .
Read more
Making an Eco Friendly Christmas Wreath
There’s no doubt floristry is ‘getting greener’. I’ve been to find out how to make a Christmas wreath that’s kinder . . .
Read more
The 2023 Veg Gardening Trials
I’ve been looking back at this year’s veg gardening trials and starting to plan what to grow next year. This . . .
Read more
Tomatoes – the 2023 Crop
The last of the tomatoes are now ripening in the kitchen and I’ve been looking back at the 2023 season. . . .
Read more
Sweet Peas Gardening Trials 2023
Unlike many things in the garden – dahlias, I’m looking at you – the sweet peas have had a great . . .
Read more
Penstemon Collecting in the Cotswolds
There’s a new National Collection of Penstemon in Gloucestershire. I’ve been out to take a look. Richard Marshall never intended . . .
Read more
Rose of the Year 2024 Launches at Waterperry Gardens
The Rose of the Year 2024 made a somewhat reluctant debut at Waterperry Gardens – beautifully healthy looking plants but . . .
Read more