Happy New Year! We’ve made it past the shortest day and the days are starting to get longer. January is a time for planning what we would like to have in our garden this year, what changes need to be…
Category: Gardening
Getting into the garden – December 2020
The days are drawing in and by mid afternoon the light levels are dropping drastically, but by the end of the month the days will start to get longer which will give us all something to look forward to. I’m…
Getting into the garden – August 2020
Homeschooling has at last finished and it’s time to spend some more time in my garden and visiting gardens for some time out and inspiration, including a beautiful visit to RHS Wisley. The weather the last month has been challenging…
Getting into the garden – July 2020
Well it’s been a while… Spring has been and gone since the last blog. Over the last four months our gardens have been our haven and it felt like Mother Nature was there to hold our hand through these unprecedented…
Getting into the garden – January 2020
Christmas is over, we’ve had the shortest day and spring is creeping nearer each day. After constant rain last month which seemed to last forever, it has been lovely to get some time in the garden after Christmas and to…
Getting into the garden – December 2019
The leaves continue to fall and we’ve had some torrential rain over the last month. However, it has been lovely to enjoy the crisp dry days we’ve had over the weekend, even if I do need to get out the…
Getting into the garden – October 2019
September was a month of two extremes’. Some stunning warm days, followed by torrential rain at the end of the month, however the garden still has lots of colour to enjoy. On those beautiful warm days, I got around to…
Getting into the garden – August 2019
My garden has entered its mid summer phase, the echinaceas, agapanthus and hydrangeas are at their peak and filling out the garden well. This is our 7th summer here and it is coming together nicely this year and starting to…
Getting into the garden – July 2019
Summer seems to be finally here, and the garden has had a heady scent from my Philadelphus Belle Etoile for the last few weeks. My children call it the bubblegum plant as funnily enough that is what it smells of,…
Getting into the garden – June 2019
June, we are on the cusp of summer, frosts have gone and so have the spring bulbs. The borders are filling out and you can start to see where there are gaps that give you an opportunity to take a…