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

10 July, 2014 /

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...

08 July, 2014 /

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...

30 June, 2014 /

There are masses of seed pods in the garden at the moment. I particularly like the Love in a Mist ones although the opium poppy heads are pretty lovely too. As I've never grown either of these before  it's a real treat to include them...

26 June, 2014 /

When the Nasturtiums start opening in the garden, for me it really marks the beginning of Summer and also the promise of Autumn...

25 June, 2014 /