Feeding the Birds
Firstly I would like to wish everyone a happy and successful 2025 as we enter the second quarter of the 21st century. I am not much one for new year resolutions but if I have a phrase that I would like to epitomise the coming 12 months it must be green value: the hope that individually and as a society...
Cyclamen for indoors and out
One of the brightest spots of late autumn and winter gardening must surely be the potted Cyclamen that are on offer as winter bedding and Christmas presents. This blog post is all about Cyclamen because there is more than one species that we can grow in the UK and not all types suit all uses and spaces. Cyclamen are native to...
Gardening in November? Stick with it!
November is rarely the most encouraging time for gardening for the obvious reasons of shorter, colder, wetter days. Nonetheless it is important not to lose touch completely with the green elements of our lives. I would still encourage people to try and get some daylight every day, if possible in a green and pleasant space. It is the very fact...
Plant some new bulbs this autumn
October is a prime month for planting and if you visit a nursery or garden centre you will see, alongside plants in pots, a range of dry bulbs for autumn planting. Much of this will be a dazzling variety of daffodils and tulips. I will say a little bit about those first and then mention some other perhaps less well...
Ornamental & Exotic
Whatever style of gardening you prefer, I doubt that very many people in the UK grow solely native plants in their gardens. Including plants that originated in other parts of the world gives us much greater scope for colour and interest and variety all year round. Although we all love to talk about the weather and from season to season...