It's raining here today, and the sky is very grey so I thought I'd cheer things up with a rainbow of colours from the garden (taken ...

I've been playing with textiles again, trying to create something inspired by the greenness of spring.  I know we're nearly in summ...

This week my peony has opened.  Not many buds (actually only two have made it to the flowering stage, but that's double last year so I...

Or maybe that should be " some roses are red".  This one is - Darcey Bussell (and she smells gorgeous too) But others aren...

Can anyone help identify this plant?  It's appeared in a very shady spot in the garden, and I have no recollection at all of planting an...

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

Well not exactly lavender (yet), but many of the plants flowering in my garden today happen to be in various shades of blue. (ajuga, cam...