A Rose by any other name
Certainly many roses have a great fragrance, but like Shakespeare I am not talking about roses specifically in this article, but about plant names and why they change. It can be very frustrating for gardeners, me included, when plant names change, apparently randomly, from those with which we are familiar to a new botanical name that always seems to be...
Awaken your Senses in the garden
If I ask you to imagine a summer garden, most people would call to mind the bright colours of flowers possibly surrounding a rich green lawn. But when you are planning a garden, or perhaps considering replanting a single flower bed, I encourage you to think not only about what you can see, but about how gardens and plants engage...
My flower show dream
May kicks off a whole summer of garden and flower shows starting with probably the best known and most widely viewed, the Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show. Who knows exactly what new designs and trends will be revealed this year but the main show gardens have certainly changed since my first visit about 35 years ago. My flower show...
Get ready to Garden
April marks a month of change in the garden. Longer days, rising temperatures and clear signs of vigorous growth coincide with the four day Easter weekend for many and draw even the barely-gardeners outside to exercise their green fingers. For keen growers, especially of vegetables, April brings a sigh of relief as they start to free greenhouse and windowsills of...
Money saving gardening tips
Thompson & Morgan, well known seed and plant suppliers, also offer a huge amount of information to help gardeners via their Blog. As I am committed to increasing success and reducing frustration for everyone who gardens at home, I was delighted to contribute to the T&M February blog entitled "Money saving garden tips: cost-effective plants and flowers". This...