Salvia, pond plants and a cuddly cotoneaster
A neon purple Salvia, a plucky pond plant and a cuddly cotoneaster are showing off this week. I'm also featuring a very early narcissus and a cornus ablaze with late red and orange.
Garden tinkering – Six on Saturday
I've been letting loose with secateurs this week, buying conifers and dreaming of loganberry jam.
Hunkering down for winter – Six on Saturday
Garden tasks don't stop winter approaches. This week I protect alpines, consider how to protect bananas and prepare for tulip planting.
Winter under glass – Six on Saturday
Inclement weather approaches but here are some lucky plants getting ready to spend the winter under glass.
More autumn treasures
This week I'm featuring two autumn-flowering rock garden plants, a fabulous Crimson Glory Vine and a dahlia so bright you'll need shades.
Autumn garden still with plenty to give
Shorter days and chiller nights have set in but there are still flowers to be found in my garden and buds forming on some that'll flower over winter.
Bulbs, books and a big big Brug – Six on Saturday
This week I've been planting miniature bulbs in pots and rockery, sorting books and deciding the future of a big Brugmansia.
A Visit to Chenies Manor Garden – bursting with late summer colour
Chenies Manor Garden - crammed with late summer colour, dahlias, sculpture and personality.
Garden Superspreaders – stars of the rock garden
The garden is a great diversion from world events and this week the only super spreaders on my mind are in the rock garden. Alpines with a spreading habit have been slowly colonising stone nooks and crannies in the new rock garden.