Last winter, I bought five Zantedeschia Aethiopica or “Calla Lily” rhizomes. They’re not very cheap compared to the cost of other bulbs, corms and rhizomes so it was a bit of a special treat. I restricted myself to this particular … Continue reading
There’s a tiny border at the very front of the front garden that’s a four foot thin strip. It’s where the young clematis that I’ve got an insurance policy on has been planted and where the left-over lily bulbs from … Continue reading
Call me thrifty but I love getting plants for free or very cheaply. It’s the Yorkshire part of me and that’s why I like growing plants from seed and taking cuttings, even if they take years longer to mature. Up … Continue reading
I feel a small sense of guilt and shame to say that the Rosa Banksiae Lutea rose arrived last week. It is a replacement to the one that died earlier this year (shame – I killed a plant!). I received … Continue reading
Here’s a topic that’s got nothing to do with gardening but is still very relevant. It starts a few weeks ago; I was writing a post for my site, I had finished and went to save it when suddenly my … Continue reading
Of the four roses we have, one died, two have flowered and finished for the year and the final one is now out. It’s another Old English Rose called Rosa “Teasing Georgia”, and it’s quite beautiful. It’s not as strongly … Continue reading
The short stretch of fence that separates us from our direct neighbours (the ones that we’re attached to as we live in a semi-detached house) is known as the “green wall” and it really lives up to its name. The … Continue reading
