Andrewr's Blog archive

A Good Year For Crocus

Here in Bracknell, we have had lots of dry, sunny weather and the crocus have responded...

From Leicestershire to Berkshire

The story starts with a man called George – Lieutenant-Colonel Sir George Frederick...

Bracknell prairie - the plan

My front garden faces due south and gets all the sun going. It was all grassed over...

A Nudist for Christmas

It may be common as muck, but winter jasmine, jasminum nudiflorum, is very welcome...

Three acers

The acers here in Bracknell are colouring up well. Here are three pictures taken...

Autumn Blues

Blue flowers are not common at the best of times, but by autumn you could be forgiven...

Open Garden at 'Devonia' - 2018

After deciding on the date the previous year, it seemed a long time to come around,...

Revamping a Border (Part 2)

Back in May, I described how I replanted a border in the garden in readiness for...

Autumn snowflake

You’ve probably heard of the spring snowflake (Leucojum vernum) and the summer snowflake...

Countdown to opening

It's that time of year again when my diary is empty for a week as I make final preparations...

Rain!!!!

It's raining here in Bracknell! We've only had one wet day here since the eginning...

I've gone potty but I now have a partial treatment

As many of you know, I like to grow unusual plants. While many of them are available...