All the time spent knee deep in * is showing progress. A while ago I managed to use up enough rotted manure to empty the green bin and less than …

In the last week or so, I can definitely feel spring in the air. Although we now have flowers throughout the whole year, the garden looks best in spring – …

A particularly lovely plant I have in the front garden is Dicentra Spectabilis, also known as “Bleeding Hearts” and “Dutchman’s Breeches”. Despite the bizarre common names, it is a very …

I am very excited at the moment because yesterday was the first day that I took a good close look at the wisteria – one of my favourite plants – …

This is the third year we’ve had daffodils in the lawn. The first year they were amazing, the second year was abysmal with virtually all of them coming up blind …

I liked the first garden arch so much that I got a second one. Well – the plan was to have two all along – I think. Despite being exactly …

I keep going on about that big pile of cr*p – all 800kg worth. I don’t know how much there is left to go, but I am glad that I …

At this time of year, it is light in the early morning, but still gets dark very quickly after work. If I am to get anything done in the garden, …