• Letting wildlife do the talking
    One in a while, I step back from all the words and just let my garden do the talking, for the beauty of nature never ceases to amaze me, right there under our noses. A freshly emerged pristine Peacock...
  • Talking about winter already!
    Had a catalogue through my door yesterday - plants for planting in autumn and winter! Can we get to summer first please? lol But...I suppose it is time to be thinking of the next stage of the planting...
  • Rooms to let.
    Hows it look so far...? you see I went to Gardeners World Live 2008 (think) and saw the RSPB's new invention of a wildlife stack... fell in love with it and 2 years later have finally stolen, obtained...
  • Let's get squilly!
    On Friday I had the pleasure of visiting the Royal Horticultural Society's garden at Hyde Hall in Essex for the first time. For me, visiting 'professional' gardens such as this is a great way to get to...
  • Let's get sticky!
    Logs tend to get all the headlines when it comes to giving nature a home with deadwood, but I’m here to shout out for the humble stick. On its own, it may not be much, but with a load of its friends,...