It’s interesting how many of us keen gardeners struggle on for years with the same old garden tools. Spades and forks with broken handles, lawn rakes with broken or missing tines and hand forks and trowels with loose heads. I think many of us hang on to our old faithful Read more…
The emergence of delicate hardy cyclamen, with their graceful pink and white blooms is as much a delight as the appearance of the first snowdrops. There are species that bloom in fall; others bloom in late winter and early spring. Some are more fragile and need warmer areas to thrive, Read more…
I visited Powis Castle recently for the first time. The garden is world famous for its clipped yews, and probably best known because of the silver foliage shrub, Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’ which bears its name. I am sometimes disappointed by historic gardens, for me they can be stuck in the Read more…
Autumn is such a fantastic season in the garden: wonderful colours and amazing light. Suddenly it’s hard to imagine how parched and drained my garden looked a few weeks ago. Now the fall foliage colours are spreading through the leaves of trees and shrubs and fruits and berries are ripening Read more…
Every season in the garden has its highlights, however I always find those that appear in autumn some of the most heart warming and surprising. Maybe it’s the rich fall colours that seem to glow, even on dull days. Maybe it’s that lush burst of growth encouraged by morning dew Read more…
Fall color or Autumn colour (depending on where you nest) is a wonderful thing. We tend to think of deciduous trees and shrubs such as maples as the best for autumn colour but some climbers excel in this department. They reliably produce the most spectacular display, lighting the walls of Read more…