Oooh, my first seedlings of 2026 have appeared! Exciting – Here we go! Now January is finally over, the pace of gardening tasks definitely picks up round here – I shall be pruning many of my summer shrubs, sowing my sweet peas, and starting off some bulbs…. Early spring pruning Do you have some shrubs in […]
Early August means the highest of high summer! Whatever is on your mind, it can’t halt the corn reaching as high as an elephant’s eye, or the fruit ripening on the branches. Let’s be thankful for that at least, and get on with some tasks like sowing winter salads, make some new sempervivums, and assessing […]
The summer rolls on, and what a scorcher we’ve had so far! Water-preservation has been the order of the day round here and the drought-tolerant plants have had a field day while much else has struggled. To take your mind off miserable mimulus and such like, here are a few tasks to be getting on with: […]