Urban Designer Garden Planning
So the quest that I started when I wrote Urban Design Gardening this time a year ago continues. My thoughts haven’t changed – I want to create (over a number ...
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Lanzarote Horticulture
I wouldn’t want to be a green fingered fanatic horticulturalist in Lanzarote but I was amazed to see what was growing out there. Of course the island is just a ...
The Big Reveal: beds & benches
It’s been a while since my last post and I haven’t been slacking. I do however realise that in Progress update – the fInal raised bed I didn’t actually give ...
French Beans & Zuchini
At last I’m growing something! And it’s not flowers. Now the final raised bed is in (yes, I know, how exciting – check out the next blog post!) we need ...
Kitchen doors, planting & planning
There have of course been unavoidable delays with all the fun and festivities of the wedding, but I am back on track with the garden build, marred only slightly by ...
More new buds
The latter is the astilbe slowly creeping back to life, but what are the former? Hosta?
Gardeners World Review: Episode 1
Monty Don, Carol Klein, Joe Swift and Rachel de Thame prepare for spring. What an absolute treat to have Gardeners World back on the box This year the team have ...
Growing Iris Orientalis
Inspired by another mid-terrace property in our area that has a lovely trough of irises just behind their low front wall (piccy to follow in spring) I wanted to do ...