Review: Zero-Waste Gardening by Ben Raskin
A vegetable garden doesn’t seem the obvious place to fight climate change but in Zero-Waste Gardening Ben Raskin demonstrates that . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #276
The cow parsley is in full bloom now and lifting my spirits every time I see it. I know it’s . . .
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Hardy’s Cottage Garden Plants say farewell to Chelsea
A trip to Hardy’s Cottage Garden Plants gave me the chance to see their farewell to Chelsea display and talk . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #275
Beautiful wisteria to start the week. Sadly, this is not mine as it’s been very badly hit by frost. Unlike . . .
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Looking forward to the Midsummer Garden Life Festival
I was invited to the launch of the Midsummer Garden Life Festival at Malvern to find out what’s planned. I . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #274
Something a little different for today’s flower. One bulb in a batch of Tulipa ‘Louvre Orange’ has produced a flower . . .
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Review: Lilies by Naomi Slade
Should Naomi Slade’s books come with a warning? As I found myself writing down yet another ‘must try’ variety from . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #273
Some beautiful aubrieta that I spotted on a recent visit to Daglingworth House. It’s a familiar sight in the Cotswolds . . .
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Spring Colour at Daglingworth House
After many days stuck in front of a computer I went out to Daglingworth House hoping for some spring colour. . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #272
I’ve been thinking ahead to summer and planting out the sweet peas. They’ve been going in and out for weeks, . . .
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