We're very excited as we're getting our own Mrs Tiggle-Winkles - two to be precise. Hedgehogs are in serious decline and our ...

Despite the cold spring my garden has been bursting into life over the last week or so.  The colours are vibrant and despite the lack of rai...

The temperature's dropped and the sun has generally stayed away but it did stop raining for a little while today so I rushed out into th...

What a difference a week, or there abouts, makes.  I went from wearing socks and boots to baring my feet in sandals practically over night! ...

My goodness it's February already, how did that happen? I found my snowdrops this morning, hiding under some hellebore leaves.  I thou...

Some plants are simply winners aren't they?  This magnificent Cedric Morris iris opened this week, for the first time ever.  I bought it...

When I moved here the garden was covered with bluebells, not the native ones but spanish ones - still pretty but rather invasive.  I've ...

Earlier this week I spotted this little gem at the back of a border.  In the spring I thought it had died as there was no sign of life anywh...

Last autumn I bought 3 Cedric Morris irises at the NCCPG (National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens) plant fair at Helmi...