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...

15 July, 2014 /

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

11 July, 2014 /

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 /