Kowhai's Blog archive

Touch of autumn in the air

Whatever happened to summer? It seems to have passed in so quickly and so damply...

Roses, Landscapes & Borders

This really is being a dreary summer, its only saving grace being that watering the...

THE GARDEN IN MAY

Today is 1st June and the sunny spell that we've been enjoying seems to have come...

Coffee Grounds

In my last blog, I mentioned using coffee grounds as a snail and slug proof mulch...

Tulips & Daffodils & Wood Chips

We're nearly half way through April already! In my last blog, I referred to some...

March into April

The year is already speeding by and we're now into April, so before we forget what...

Spring in the air?

What a very odd winter we've been having. Spring like weather for weeks, then two...

What's happened to winter?

What a contrast to last year! Everywhere flowers have continued in bloom or have...

Orchids in Singapore Botanical Gardens

Last month I returned from a 5 week trip which took me to Australia by way of Viet...

Blooms in June

Shortly we'll be half way through the year! It's now difficult to believe that six...

Some garden theatre

At the weekend we made a quick visit to nearby Greys Court (the subject of other...

Foliage and flowers

With the warm spring weather, everything has come on apace. There are aquilegia...