Roses in hedges
It’s rose-pruning season: I’ve been pruning roses nearly every day for a week or so, from shrubs to climbers to …
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Tulips again!
I’m currently reading Anna Pavord’s “The Tulip” – it’s been around for a while, but I thought since I’ve spent …
Plant of the month – December
Euphorbia martinii Not one of the usual suspects for this time of year, but though lots of people praise this …
Plant wrestling
Another session with the overgrown pond today, and I’ve at last had a go at the sadly overgrown forsythia which …
Pond dipping
I have a small and very overgrown pond at the end of the garden that’s been woefully neglected over the …
Layers and layers of colour
I’ve just planted up a potful of bulbs – yes, I know, much too late really, but these were a …
Uninvited guests
I’ve had to take my uninvited guests in hand this week – in other words, thin out the self-sown seedlings …
Late-season planting
I was expecting to have finished my planting until spring by now – but to my surprise, an order I …
Plant of the month – November
Prunus subhirtella “Autumnalis” This is the view outside my front door at the moment. The mature winter-flowering cherry in my …
Coming up roses
The construction of my little tribute to Christopher Lloyd continues… I got my roses in the post today from Peter …
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