Andrewr's Blog archive

Hurrah - It's Still Alive!

The past winter has been quite a test for many plants. A small callistemon (bottle...

Iris Time

The bearded iris are early to flower this year due to the long hot spell here in...

Behind The Scenes At The Council Nursery

Today, a small group of us got a glimpse behind the scenes at our local Council nursery....

An Emerging Flower

Have you watched the way some flowers emerge? Three buds of nectaroscordum have been...

Maureens Second Blog

Hello again – I’m Maureen. We met last year when I came to Andrewr’s garden to help...

You Know It's Spring When ...

Do you feel you’ll ever get on top of all the jobs that need doing outside just now?...

Shoots - The Messengers

We grow garden plants, mainly for their flowers or sometimes for their foliage. But...

Hellebore Heaven

As there are several hellebores in flower in my garden just now, I thought I’d show...

Spring Has Sprung

Spent some time in the garden this afternoon, tidying it ready for the coming season....

Chile 6 - Patagonia

This blog covers the last few days of my holiday in Chile. After the rain forests...

Chile 5 - Chilean Orchids

In my previous blogs, I’ve shown you trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, bulbs and...

Chile 4 - The Valdivian Rain Forest

I have covered Central Chile in the last two blogs. Although we were travelling south,...