The Scents of Summer – 5 of the best

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...

Gardens Visited this year – June 2013

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...

Jobs in the garden – being ruthless!

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...

Foxgloves in the garden

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...