Brighton Festival Open Garden – Warleigh Rd
The May Brighton Festival brings a dose of flair and colour to the beginning of the calendar events year for our lovely part of the world, and this year, for ...
planting
Water Feature or Ornamental Tree?
So I’m starting to dig out my pond. Handily there’s always been a raised corner into which it will fit nicely. Although small it can be deep so it should ...
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 ...
Crocus sale – first plant order for 2012
I’ve just received my order from the Crocus sale. Here’s what I got… and I reckon they’re a real bargain. Dead chuffed And here are the specimens: All arrived very ...
Garden Planning for 2012
Hello. It’s been a while. Why is it that it’s the coldest bleakest time of year that my thoughts turn to being out in the garden. I guess it’s the ...
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 ...
Iris trough
As I mentioned in an earlier post (Growing Iris Orientalis) I had been inspired by another house in our neighbourhood that has a stunning display of iris flowers in spring. ...
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 ...