We are only one month away from Spring and with the weather being so incredibly mild it’s a fantastic time to have a poke round the garden! There is so much to be done and most days it’s actually pretty pleasant, I’ve been able to garden some days without my coat on! If you’re quick, […]
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Gardening Tips: January 2016
A mild start to winter has brought talk of daffodils, although I’m sad to say I haven’t seen any flowering locally yet. If you’ve spotted some, I’d love to know! I’ve seen daffodil and tulip bulbs springing up through the earth and grape hyacinths in full flower, beside Pelargoniums and Rudbeckias. I’ve seen trees in […]
Gardening Tips: December 2015
Christmas is coming – there is so much to prepare and enjoy too. On my walks, I’ve started to gather up my supplies for the season and am hunting down pinecones, foliage and berries for decorating. Outside the world is full of colour and the shrubs are bursting with berries – my favourites Skimmia and […]
Gardening Tips: February 2015
As I write this there is a velvety blanket of snow laying over the garden and rooftops. It has been an unusual and interesting month – stubborn roses are refusing to go dormant and so I find myself wonderfully having to deadhead roses in January! They are not the only shrubs unusually leafy and groaning […]
Gardening Tips: January 2015
It may be one of the coldest months of the year but it’s so beautiful – I love the bright red stems of the dogwood, the berries on the holly and Skimmia, the feathery silhouettes of trees now bare of leaves, the rusty colour of ferns dying back. My customers’ gardens are full of life […]
Gardening Tips: December 2014
Coming up to Christmas I am so excited as I pot up plants and make wreaths as presents for friends – as there is less to do in the garden at this time of year it’s great to have a little rummage in the garden and get inspired for Christmas. I love to decorate the […]