The start of the new year
So many people just abandon their allotments at this time of year and just turn up again in the spring …
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And so to bed
After all that snow last month, with accompanying panic involving yards of horticultural fleece and bubble-wrap, I finally got round …
Last chance to see…
I was wandering through the woods walking the dog, grinning foolishly to myself while kicking the mounting piles of autumn …
Frosty morning
I know frost is meant to be the gardener’s enemy. I, like no doubt many others in the vicinity, spent …
Early autumn
You’d be forgiven for thinking this was an example of lovely autumn colour. It’s a horse chestnut tree not far …
Canna blues
I was so pleased with the big canna I bought at Chelsea for a fiver… but look what’s happened to …
Garden makeover: Shedding about #2
Guess what I spent my weekend doing… After my little bit of inspiration over the twin evils of a shed …
Garden makeover: Shedding about
This is my shed. Yeah, yeah, I know, well we can’t all have quirky interesting sheds. I’ve actually got another …
So, then, that was May…
May is a write-off for me every single year. I always seem to leave normal life somewhere about mid-spring, and …
Magnolias at Kew
Yes, I know it’s long past magnolia season but I thought I’d just recall for everyone just how lovely these …
Sally Nex 