16 Jul

I planted this cactus dahlia tuber last year and for the first time ever I managed to produce a flower. All other attempts have been continually sabotaged by snails...

15 Jul

My first thought when I saw all the hollyhock blooms scattering the garden path was disappointment to be honest, as basically I always want them to go on for much longer...

11 Jul

A complete madness of nasturtiums this morning! It’s so true that the more you pick the more they flower...

10 Jul

With the shasta daisies just starting to come out this week it’s been way too tempting not to start picking them...

08 Jul

The shasta daisies have finally opened as has the montbretia ( or Crocosmia )! The daisies are pretty hardy and will hopefully now flower throughout the summer; I have to pull up a lot of them as they spread like mad, but I am really happy...

05 Jul

It’s been a very sunny week although today marked a wet change...

02 Jul

I have one buddleia in my garden...

30 Jun

The pinks and purples are really arriving in the garden now, and this weekend brought the first Hollyhock as well as the first Buddleia. I wanted to create something with the hollyhock, although it’s not easy as each flower has a tiny stem and I didn’t...