More weeds than plants
This time of year it always happens, just the same. I look out at my garden and suddenly realise that …
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Sun today, rain tomorrow
The weather really can’t make up its mind. We’ve just had the driest spring on record: six weeks without a …
Trimming to size
Back to the monster mahonia again yesterday – I came to the conclusion that I’d see what happened after I’d …
Mystery tree
I found a tree at the bottom of the garden I had no idea I had the other day. This …
Monster mahonia
You know those modest unassuming mahonias you find tucked away in a corner in most gardens, doing their stuff in …
Cornwall #1 – The Lost Gardens of Heligan
I’m just back from a little break in Cornwall, where gardening is a religion. The result is some of the …
Rhododendron problems
One of the gardens I look after is a woodland garden of about two thirds of an acre, where every …
Plant of the month – March
Narcissus “Tete-a-Tete” It just had to be daffodils – the garden is really coming alive now, with plenty of spring …
Plant-buying season again…
I have the extreme good fortune to live not very far from RHS Wisley, which is about as close to …
You learn something new every day
It’s amazing – no matter how long you’ve been gardening, there’s always something new to try. I’ve been sowing seeds …
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