Anchorman's Blog archive

A visit to a local iris nursery on 2nd June 2012

This nursery is only 4 miles from my home . It has a fabulous display garden but...

New Border in my garden

This blog continues from my earlier blog where I talked about beginning a new mixed...

Would anyone like to swap some hardy Tradescantia?

I grow these two ( sorry I was given them and don't know their names but they are...

Kings Lynn Park

I was walking in and near Kings Lynn Park today and took a few photos ( some were...

Plants with a very long flowering season

Over the years I’ve been asked by my customers and other people on gardening forums...

Patio and pond project at my old home

This blog shows the redesign of a garden at my home in 1989. I bought a house with...

Taking cuttings

I have been a nurseryman on and off for 22 years . I was a manager in charge of...

Design and maintenance of a a pub garden and another customer's garden

I used to drink at this pub and one day got talking to the landlady who was keen...

Beginning a new mixed herbaceous and shrub border

I finished early at work today( lost 5 customers in 2 weeks.... 2 moved out (one...

Creating my own garden

I bought my cottage in a semi derelict state in early 2000. The "garden" was an overgrown...

Another customers garden I designed and landscaped

Here are some photos showing a redesign I did of a customers garden. The photo below...

Trip to a beautiful park (2)

Here's the second block of photos showing my visit to Lister park in Bradford