Andrewr's Blog archive

Bad Timing

One of the occupational hazards at this time of year is adverse weather just at the...

Concentrating The Mind

I've just taken my first booking for a group to visit my garden this year. It's not...

HOW PLANTS ARE NAMED

For those who are a bit confused by all of the long plant names that some of us seem...

It wan't my fault!

I went to the latest RHS Show at Vincent Square on Tuesday to collect a couple of...

HOME AND AWAY

One of the joys of being a plantsman is the opportunity of growing unusual plants...

PRUNING 2 – WHEN TO PRUNE?

So having said how to prune, the next question of course is when to do it? Shrubs...

PRUNING 1 - WHY PRUNE?

Ask many gardeners why they prune their shubs (and climbers) and they will tell you...

Whichford Pottery

Someone asked me a few weeks ago for the website for Whichford Pottery-at the time...

It's that time of year when....

.... all the catalogues arrive. It's better than being a kid in a sweet shop! Avon...

Apples and Pears

Completed the winter pruning of my top fruit trees this afternoon. I learnt about...

Happy New Year

It has become a tradition here at Bracknell Towers to go round the garden on New...

Don't Believe Everything You Read

The autumn issue of the Hllier Gardening Club magazine arrived last month but I only...