by Sarah Davies | Aug 1, 2018 | Borders, Flowers, News, This Week in the Garden
We’re excited to be featured in Real Homes magazine this month as one of their Cottage Garden inspirations! We love the romantic, heritage feel of a cottage garden and much of our planting here at Fieldcrest reflects this. Despite the prolonged dry weather this... by Christine | Jun 25, 2014 | Borders, Flowers
June is a lovely month in the garden. The flowering plants are looking good and the borders are fresh and verdant. One of the main delights is to pick a flower and enjoy the lovely scent. Most flowers do not carry in the air, although Philadelphus, Honeysuckle and... by Christine | Jul 17, 2013 | Borders, Garden Reviews, Herbs
In the middle of June we had a weeks’ holiday and decided to use our time visiting gardens and having nice meals! We often visit gardens which are basically ornamental in nature and whose main aim is to attract as many visitors as possible. On this trip we decided to... by Phil | Oct 30, 2011 | Borders, Landscaping
I am afraid that I have the same attitude to the garden as I used to have to my little Cavalier Spaniel, which was basically to let him do exactly what he wanted to as he wasn’t doing ‘any harm’. This was my excuse for letting him jump on to the chairs and... by Phil | Aug 25, 2011 | Bees, Borders, Buddleias, Insects, Wildlife
Our garden buddlejas were named after an Essex botanist called Reverend Adam Buddle. There are over 100 species ranging from 16 to 98ft tall. Buddlejas are not native to Europe; the ones we are familiar with in Britain are hybrids of Buddleia davidii which flower in... by Phil | Jun 10, 2011 | Borders, Flowers
I suspect that foxgloves (Digitalis) are taken for granted by many gardeners, and are even considered to be a nuisance by some. We tend to think of them as plants for shady places and woodlands, and do not appreciate their lovely upright form, beautiful flowers and...