
With the turn of the year the gardener’s ‘sap’ rises. Though it’s too cold yet to be sowing most seeds, I warm myself with dreams of hot summer days to come with colourful border displays.

With the turn of the year the gardener’s ‘sap’ rises. Though it’s too cold yet to be sowing most seeds, I warm myself with dreams of hot summer days to come with colourful border displays.

September 21st and into Autumn. It would not be complete without John Keats’s Ode. True to form our garden is into some mellow fruitfulness.
Continue reading “Into Autumn with John Keats”How do you garden in dry conditions? Beth Chatto had some solutions. I have tried out some of them in my own garden.
Continue reading “The Dry Garden”Hidcote Manor Garden and nearby Kiftsgate Court are two of the most visited gardens of England. These two Cotswold gems are both over 100 years old, but still as beautiful as ever.
Continue reading “Two Great Cotswold Gardens-Hidcote and Kiftsgate”