Coming Up Roses at Highnam Court
There’s a distinct taste of autumn in the air but at Highnam Court you’d be forgiven for thinking it was . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #385
This has got to be one of the most cheerful flowers. Who can resist smiling when you see them? I . . .
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Bourton House Moves on From Box
I’ve been out to Bourton House Gardens to take a look at some major changes. Box is proving difficult in . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #384
I don’t really like fuchsias but this week’s cheerful flower might just make me change my mind. I spotted it . . .
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Review: The Good Garden
What do we mean by a good garden? Is it somewhere that’s beautiful or very productive? Author and lifelong gardener . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #383
Something that’s new in my garden this summer for today’s cheerful flower. I spotted it in a social media post . . .
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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 . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #382
A rather beautiful dahlia that I saw on a recent trip to Scotland for this week’s cheerful flower. I’m also . . .
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Review: RHS Resilient Garden
Climate change is obvious if you garden. Erratic weather that veers from extreme cold to blistering heat and plants flowering . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #381
This week’s cheerful flower is a special rose. ‘Peach Melba’ is Rose of the Year 2023 and not only does . . .
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