The patio end of my garden is a real sun trap, yet the small beds are rocky and difficult to plant successfully. I have always opted for...

I have been working hard in the garden for the last few months, especially on the redevelopment of an area beyond my patio. For over 12...

This week has been a very busy one, with 3 days spent filming for a project that I cannot tell you much about I am afraid! All I can say...

Over the last few months, I have been collecting plants for my garden with the specific aim to try to increase the nectar sources on...

The weather cannot quite make its mind up this week. One minute, we almost have an air frost and I light the wood burner, yet today, the...

I have a mature garden, with large trees and a natural hedge. It always looks its best in May when everything is bursting back into life,...

It has been a busy weekend! I wanted to get all my nest boxes up and ready for the new season as the blue and great tits are already...

I can’t believe it is March! Everything has been so dull, wet and gloomy over the last few months, many of the jobs in the garden that I...

As I write this post, I am watching the first hedgehog of the year! It has discovered  the stash of peanuts outside of the hedgehog box,...

The garden is an foliage explosion! All the rain and then warm weather has meant a weekend of cutting back and trying to get the garden...

So much is starting to flower in the garden now. The clematis is beautiful. Here are a few shots from this weekend.

It has been another beautiful day today and I have spent it in the garden. The tadpoles in the pond are now very active and the marsh...

I am lucky enough to have a beautiful Magnolia tree in my garden, right outside my kitchen window! The buds are just beginning to open…....