Spring is advancing (although the weather doesn’t seem to have noticed) and there are many, many things to do. It’s one of the busiest times in the gardening year and I’m continually surprised by just how much work my tiny … Continue reading
For Christmas we were given a “Grow your own chillies” gift set that contains five types of chillies: Anaheim: green, 15cm long, mild to medium-hot Hungarian Hot Wax: pale yellow, medium-hot Jalapeño Tabasco Demon Red: short and very hot I’ve … Continue reading
Right by the bird bath and seed feeder, in soil that is heavy clay, continually moist, has added rocket fuel (in the form of bone meal, Growmore and manure) and also happens to be in full sun; grows a sunflower. … Continue reading
Someone please tell me that Abutilon Megapotamicum does not sound like a “Dr. Who” monster (invasion of the Abutilons)? It is in fact the name of a plant and was a bad-weather purchase made last weekend. We’ve taken a gamble … Continue reading
One of the plants we grabbed from a recent trip to the nursery was Philadelphus “Belle Etoile” or Mock Orange. I really like Philadelphus, a good one has such sweetly scented white flowers, I could sniff them all day. The … Continue reading
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
