Pretty plants and pesky pests
Gardening highs and lows - some pretty spring flowers and some mouse-eaten crocuses. This week's blog also stars an edible dormouse.
Freeze frame – The greenhouse in winter
Freezing temps have frozen progress in the garden but a few bulbs in the greenhouse are showing off including handsome crocus Ronald Ginns.
The garden is ticking over
The garden is slowly cranking into action. I can hear the starter motor begin to whirr. Here are 6 things sparking my tired brain this week.
A snowdrop special – 6 pretty Galanthus varieties
Meet six special snowdrops. Introducing Galanthus Trymming, Yashmak, Anglesey Orange Tip, Godfrey Owen, Diggory & Primrose Warburg.
January gems
A graceful snowdrop called 'Ailwyn', shiny yellow greenhouse lemons and a first hellebore - the January garden is revving up with plenty to offer.
An optimistic rose – Six on Saturday
Despite the cold and gloom I've managed to weave a few gardening activities into the loom of my life. Better days will return and an optimistic rose is showing the way.
New Year Garden Dreaming – Six on Saturday
Reading a plant catalogue is like the bit in the Wizard of Oz when Dorothy is transported from black and white Kansas to technicolour Oz. I unwrap the catalogues and the colour floods in. My imagination sparks and I'm out in the garden planning for next year.
The garden at Christmas
A snowdrop called Three Ships, a Christmas Rose and a witch hazel with a fire-light glow in the woodland - the garden is still giving at Christmas time.
Planting new shrubs in winter
Autumn and winter are perfect times to plant or move dormant shrubs. They look unpromising for now but come summer, I'll be glad I made the effort.