Morning Walks and Plant Talk
May 29, 2019Floral discoveries and inspiration along a morning walk in Colchester.
Seasonal Inspiration #7 The Lemon Tree Trust
May 28, 2018The Lemon Tree Trust garden at the Chelsea Flower show 2018. Is a garden born out of the harshest conditions, and demonstrates the profound healing power gardening has to offer. Even to those who have lost everything.
Seasonal Inspiration #6 More History of Gardening
April 29, 2018The history of gardening, a never ending story inspiring green and experienced gardeners alike, and my latest read has indeed earned its place on my reference shelf. Enjoy.
Seasonal Inspiration #5 Secret Garden
April 16, 2018That moment you stumble upon a secret garden, and everything else disappears.
Seasonal Inspiration #2 Pond Life
March 24, 2018A small pond for the frogs I thought. An afternoon tops I thought. Got some bricks and some plastic sheeting to recycle, I thought. Reality thought differently. Plastic had a hole in it and the edge of the pond wasn’t level so it leaked and the water level was all wonky. So like a typical…
Time to choose spring flowering bulbs
September 13, 2017It’s Autumn, so it’s obviously time to think of Spring The popularity of spring flowering bulbs The supermarket racks are overflowing with Tulips and Daffodil bulbs So I guess Autumn is the time of year to choose spring flowering bulbs. Which is just as well as I have plans to transform the small patch of…
