
Yesterday I received a beautiful bunch of lilies from Flying Flowers from my two children for Mothering Sunday. I do love lilies their striking…
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Yesterday I received a beautiful bunch of lilies from Flying Flowers from my two children for Mothering Sunday. I do love lilies their striking…

Last weekend the sun game out and I spent the first full day in the garden. I pruned back one of the few shrubs in…

Just as the growing season comes into full bloom – so do those pollen allergies. And the sneezing, congestion and watery eyes can make it hard to enjoy the outdoors, let alone work in the garden. But even if you suffer from the seasonal sniffles, you can still grow plenty of beautiful flowers. These five spring and summer beauties have very little pollen, they’re easy to cultivate and, best of all, they won’t send you running for the Kleenex.

It goes without saying that not all gardens are rectangular in shape and located in front of, or behind, a house.
In a bid to provide you with some inspiration, or simply to entertain you for a few moments, we’ve picked out a few examples of green plots that are far from traditional.

Yesterday was Valentines’ Day, and some of the men the country over were buying their loved ones red roses. Yes I got flowers this…

New home, new garden
Having recently moved into our new home we have finally finished unpacking the boxes and our attention is now turning to…

Despite the grey, cold days that seem to be afflicting us at the moment, even in the South East, now that February is nearly here…

Finally today (December 28) I started to see green in my garden after nearly two weeks of thick snow. The Big Thaw has started and…

Well we have finally finished the big Tidy Up in the garden and the shed. Somehow, with the kids ‘helping’ it seemed to take much…

Sadly I cannot put it off any longer and this weekend (with the help of the kids) I am going to have a massive tidy-up…