Andrewr's Blog archive

Did You Make A Gardening Resolution?

Well that’s the first month of 2010 gone and very little done so far in the garden. I...

Snow Damage

With ten inches of snow in the first week of the year and three more the week after,...

Keeping Tabs

You may have noticed I can usually tell you how old a plant is in my garden. This...

Snow - Here We Go Again

Our earlier snow disappeared over Christmas; since then it has been bitterly cold...

Repairing The Pond

This was my pond when I opened the garden for charity in August. You can’t tell from...

You Cannot Be Serious - The Flower Was Clearly Out

Some of the plants in my garden are very confused by this autumn. Here are some in...

Winter Protection

While many plants, including those that do not originate from the UK, cope well with...

The Late Late Flower Show

The long mild autumn has had a strange effect on some plants. I took all these photos...

A Year In The Life Of A Border

One of the things we aspire to in the garden is something that looks good for as...

What Autumn Does Best

Every year we know the leaves will change colour in autumn but somehow, it catches...

Good Things Come In Threes

First, good service. I placed a plant order with Larch Tree Nursery in Cumbria on...

Shouldn't You Be In Bed?

It’s the end of October and summer feels like a long time ago. But some of the flowers...