Inspired Perennial Patches
Suddenly the weather has turned airless and incredibly warm. It’s almost too hot to work outside, so I am thankful that,…
Ephemeral Perennial Delights
In the course of a year, I visit many gardening shows and am always amazed at the ingenuity and beauty…
Perennial Planting Pleasures
Writing in the Dobies April Newsletter which was published last week, I explained that our focus this month was to…
Garden Stitching Fever
Little did I know when I designed and stitched a sampler to celebrate my daughter’s 21st birthday that I would…
brassica
catalogues
dobies
flowers
garden care
General
herbs
Houseplants
potting compost
salads
seeds
spinach
square-foot garden
squash
Vegetables
walls
wildlife
Garden Upwards …. above ground
Taking stock of our plot – and oh how it has suffered over the last few months from overmuch wet…
Post-Storm Inspiration – out and about enjoyment
Thinking of one’s garden may be far from the minds of many readers who have been affected by gales and…
Catalogue Trawl Two – and a bit of play
I seem to have spent more time in the garden this last month than in all the rest of the…
Autumn is here – and with it a Catalogue Trawl
I’m now back from my travels and busy in the garden whenever I can, taking advantage of the warm weather despite…
Allotments
beans
catalogues
flowers
gardening with children
holiday garden visits
National Trust
ornamentals
May Miscellany continued
I am writing this post just one day after the one I posted yesterday, on Sunday 26th May. Only because…
catalogues
flowers
fruit
garden diary
jotters
journals
met office
National Trust
photography
pollinators
squash
Vegetables
weather
wilderness
May Miscellany
Sunshine at last here in the north Cotswolds (second day running!) and, according to the Met Office weather chart, it’s…