Gardens to visit….

People ask me, “Do you enjoy visiting gardens when you are on holiday?” The answer is definitely “yes”.  I can enjoy them as a visitor without the worry of designing them, or worrying how the planting is doing and in this hot weather, are the...

Jobs to do in the Garden in December….

The season of Advent is here and it is great to concentrate on the beauty of the winter season and fun things to do outside: – wrap up well and visit winter gardens and enjoy winter walks on good weather days – you will always find something in flower at...

Jobs to do in the Garden in November ….

As I write this, it is raining hard, the wind is blowing strongly around our garden and autumn leaves flying everywhere.  The first frosts of the season are about to arrive, the clocks have gone back and it is time for hearty autumn and winter soups to warm you up...

Jobs to do in the Garden in October….

Autumn is is finally here this week, after a last blast of summer warmth.  The clocks will go back at the end of the month which I loath – all that lost time in the garden!  So it is time to begin work on putting the garden to bed for the winter whilst the...