Flopping around
Another little job that always gets the better of me every year is the staking. In my defence, I will …
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Back to the wall
I’ve been giving my ceanothus a haircut this week, as it’s trained against a fence and needs an annual prune …
Home-made perfume
One of the sidelines of my cutting garden is left over from its previous incarnation as a herb garden: I’ve …
Plant of the month – June
Rosa “Dublin Bay” I first spotted this lovely climbing rose in the rose gardens at RHS Wisley, where I was …
Chelsea chic
As I mentioned a few days back, I had the fantastic experience of spending a whole week at the RHS …
Plant of the month – May
Iris “Lothario” It took a long time to get there, but boy was it worth the wait. I planted this …
Dear diary…
I’ve been trying to find a way of keeping track of the plants and jobs in my garden. Until now …
Back from Chelsea
I’ve just spent a couple of weeks away from the garden – at the Chelsea Flower Show (fantastic!) where I …
Main border: May 07
Here’s my main herbaceous border (the Christopher Lloyd Tribute Border as I now call it – though it’s a long …
Flowers for cutting
I thought I’d say a bit about my cutting garden, as it’s this year’s project and very much at the …
Sally Nex 