Happy autumn!

September 22, 2009

It’s official: the autumn equinox falls at 21:18 this evening, so we’ve only got a few hours left of the …

Plant of the month: September

September 19, 2009

Amaranthus paniculatus ‘Marvel Bronze’ This was a bit of a discovery this year: I’ve grown the droopy Amaranthus caudatus many …

September 17, 2009

We’ve had to pause in our pond-making activities (oh dear… another half-finished project…) since nine tons of aggregate turned up, …

September 15, 2009

Now how’s this for dedication? I’ve just been scuttling around my garden in the pouring rain to take these pictures …

September 14, 2009

September 13, 2009

Woooot! Well done Pattie! Incidentally she also did another miniature in the show – actually I think technically it’s a …

September 10, 2009

It’s a rock garden, an overhanging cliff crusted with lichen shading a little pool with a yellow waterlily. It measures …

September 3, 2009

Look what we found crawling across our lawn today. Isn’t he extraordinary? He stayed just like this, reared up like …

September 1, 2009

There’s one garden I look after which I am very, very nearly as much in love with as my own …