Andrewr's Blog archive

After The Tree Surgeon

Yesterday, I had a tree surgeon working n the garden. My usual one has stopped doing...

Barking Up The Right Tree

With the leaves off all the deciduous trees and shrubs in the garden, now is a good...

Spring is on the way

With the coldest temperatures for nearly thirty years, you might be forgiven for...

More Variegated Plants

Not to be outdone by spritz, here are some more variegated plants to brighten the...

Flowers to welcome 2009

Happy New Year to everyone on 2009, especially Peter and Ajay-without them you wouldn’t...

Evergreens Close Up and Personal

Following on from spritzhenry’s excellent blog on evergreens, I decided to go into...

Marvellous Mahonias

Mahonias are reliable shrubs for cheering us up in winter when many of them flower....

Cunning wheezes - How to keep slugs off hostas

Hostas like moist soil but do not enjoy sitting in waterlogged conditions during...

Cunning wheezes - how to prevent mint from taking over

Take a large plastic flower pot, cut off the bottom and sink it in the ground with...

A couple of jobs for now

Just a quick reminder of a couple of things you might not be aware of that should...

Bears in Training

Not to be outdone by a cat (Blodyn), Bruno and Barney have been training hard for...

First 2012 Olympic venue opened

I see from the news today, the Olympic sailing venue at Weymouth is now open. For...