How to water a garden without a hosepipe
Do you know how best to water a garden. Ditching the hosepipe can save water, save time and still give you healthy plants so you needn't fear a hosepipe ban.
Do you know how best to water a garden. Ditching the hosepipe can save water, save time and still give you healthy plants so you needn't fear a hosepipe ban.
Wild orchids thrive in a chalk soil nature reservce called the Ragpits at Aston Clinton. I visited this week to see four types of orchid and huge Roman snails.
It's June and flowers I've been waiting for with anticipation have started flowering in the borders, alpine troughs and pond.
On hot sunny days it's nice to cool down in the shade. These six shade-loving plants add to the atmosphere of a shady woodland garden.
I almost didn't post this week as I was in a bit of a funk yesterday. I took myself off to the garden though, saw what was blooming in there and I was instantly inspired to share with you all. May is a fabulous month when the plants really start [...]
Six pretty plants that have reminded me of friends past and present this week plus a family member's "Covid tree".
We don't need to socially distance from our plants. The details of Alpine flowers are often surprising up close. Come closer and take a look.
A rock garden was something I really wanted in my garden. Achieving a good design that fits well into your garden can be a challenge, as can the construction. Here I describe how I built my dream rock garden.
Harsh April sunshine has given way to classic spring weather and the garden feels refreshed.