by Christine | May 30, 2018 | Blog, Herbs, News, This Week in the Garden
This week our cutting garden is finally coming into full bloom, with the first showing coming from our alliums. Alliums (the family of plants which includes onions and garlic) come in a wide range of colours and sizes and are great for cutting and using both for... 
by Christine | Mar 4, 2018 | Blog, News
I was excited to receive this year’s David Austin Roses catalogue through the post. More than just a sales list, the catalogue also features lots of useful information and advice. If you don’t have yours already, request one here:... 
by Christine | Jan 9, 2017 | Blog, Flowers, News
Why not take some time to have to look at the garden and see how you would like to alter things for 2017? At this time of year some gardens are open to show how you can create a ‘Winter Garden’ e.g. Dunham Massey, Admittedly, many of these gardens are very large and... 
by Christine | Jan 9, 2017 | Blog, News
There are lots of jobs that can be done in the garden now, if you feel like working off a few festive pounds! Now is a good to start Sweetpeas off in our more northern area. Sow seeds into pots or root trainers in temperatures of about 15 degrees C and once germinated... 
by Christine | Sep 15, 2016 | Blog, News
As usual August has flown past and here we are in Autumn. There’s still lots of things to do in the garden – when isn’t there? Here are some things to be getting on with: At the end of the month bring in tender plants such as fuschias, pelargoniums and cannas, and...