The Patient Gardener
The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies - Gertrude Jekyll
In the spirit of Janus, the Roman god that January is named after, I am looking back at the last year and forward into 2018. Janus is the god of beginnings,...
As 2017 draws to a close I thought I would capture the garden as the year turns. I could say “in all its glory” but that would be an exaggeration as...
So this is the seventh year I have counted the number of plants in flower on Boxing Day. It’s an interesting exercise and makes you really look at the garden to...
I would like to wish everyone who drops by this blog a Merry Christmas and best wishes for 2018. Instead of a plant themed Christmas greeting I am sharing with you...
and we certainly had snow, about 20cm deep in less than 24 hours just over a week ago. Whilst we have had heavy snow in the past, some four or five...
As I slowly re-engage with my garden it seems to me that this autumn has been unusually mild. Even a couple of cold nights this last week seem to have made...
It’s all been about the boundaries the last couple of weeks with a new fence along one boundary and tree surgeons sorting out the neglected beech hedge. I find myself wondering...
Well lookee here two posts in three days! Anyway, I have been reading gardening posts this last few days especially those from across the pond because I am planning to go...
So a while back I posted that I was expecting to be moving, on to pastures new and especially a new garden. I found it a hard post to write and...
There is something quintessentially English about a flower and veg show that I doubt you could find anywhere else in the world. I love Malvern Autumn Show as it heralds the...
Ben’s Etsy Shop
