Bulb guard of honour I potted up lots of spring bulbs last autumn and was originally going to arrange them on an outdoor table but instead I've made a little arrangement either side of the path to my greenhouse. The crocuses are filling out but they're not yet at peak [...]
Are you bemused by people who collect snowdrops? Want an insight into why they have become collectable? My six pictures this Saturday are stunning snowdrops that you might not be familiar with but which will give you an insight into why some people are obsessed with them. They are not [...]
Snow returned to the Chiltern Hills and unlike last week it was heavy and caused chaos. Not much gardening happened so my words will be brief - but the next day there were blue skies and sunshine. Donning my waterproof trousers, wellies and waterproof jacket, I got cold and wet [...]
Snow This week we had snow - a dramatic heavy flurry during the school run which got my son excited about cancelled lessons and toboganning, but which was over by the time we arrived at the school gates. It's been so cold since then that what did fall is still [...]
The garden continues to wake up around me. I took a little walkabout to decide what to write about this week and was thrilled to see bulbs peeking out of the soil and swelling buds on shrubs. I was surprised to find it was difficult to choose my six pictures [...]
You can tell I I've been putting off household admin as the title of this blog is the first time I've written 2019 this year. Shall I pay the bills or shall I write my first Six on Saturday of the year? No contest. My six are a mix of [...]
This week I show that the garden never sleeps - buds are already developing to start the party next spring.
Photos in print This week the charity I volunteer for showed me some cards which they have had printed, using two of my photographs. Rennie Grove Hospice Care operates in parts of Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire and cared for my father, providing the nursing he needed to live at home until [...]
Overwintering Bananas One plant that flaunts its summer clothes but survives the winter chill in just a lightweight jacket is Musa Basjoo - otherwise known as the Hardy Banana. It is hardy in the UK in the sense that the cold won't kill it and if it dies back it will [...]
