Muddywellies's Blog archive

Exotic plants and freezing weather

For the first ten days of the New Year the UK experienced an unusually sharp cold...

Christmas Surprise

Seasonal greetings everyone. Today I've managed to find five minutes to go out and...

Winter Care for your plants

October is the time to start thinking about winter care for your plant collection....

Spare yourself a disaster! And a word on gardening books generally.

It's a sad fact that most plant labels aren't up to much beyond the accuracy of the...

The National Trust illuminating their 'efficiency'

Recently the national news media proclaimed that our National Trust should be applauded...

"Best garden I've seen"

When I started my garden I couldn't see the walls for the brambles and ivy-the rows...

'Old friends' returning in April 2008

It wasn't long ago when we were posting 'white out' wintry photos, yet all that seems...

An effective feline deterrant suggestion

One of the bugbears of gardening amidst neighbours who love cats is discovering their...

"Growing wisteria"

It is 'blowing my own trumpet' I must confess, but a top-of-page-one g***le listing...

"Chainsaw pruners"

Andrewr provided the title for this anecdote. While Andrew spoke of Council employees...

To hack or not to hack. That is the question.

I think 'pruning' doesn't always suffice or give the right impression about what...

Most plants will thrive on 'tough love'

All too often a plant which has provided several years of glorious colour will 'suddenly'...