The great thaw begins

January 12, 2009

Walking down the garden drops of melted hoarfrost are falling from the trees, and for the first time in three …

Indoor gardening

January 1, 2009

Frost has stopped play. The pond hasn’t defrosted for a week, and part of the lawn is permanently white. As …

November 12, 2008

After all that snow last month, with accompanying panic involving yards of horticultural fleece and bubble-wrap, I finally got round …

October 28, 2008

I know frost is meant to be the gardener’s enemy. I, like no doubt many others in the vicinity, spent …

October 6, 2008

I can’t believe it… we had our first frost of the year at the weekend. This is the first time …

May 16, 2008

Yes, I know it’s long past magnolia season but I thought I’d just recall for everyone just how lovely these …

January 7, 2008

At last – the sun is shining, the frost has stopped (for the time being at least) and I can …

November 16, 2007

We had the first really hard frost of the year last night – down to minus 7 degrees, which is …