Category: Garden

The Secret Garden

My first Garden evolved thirty two years ago when I was newly married. In time it decoratively and practically surrounded our first home in the small coastal village of St

Planning for Planting

As the winter weather starts moving from cooler to warmer, our soils begin to awaken and beckon us to start planting things. You might be thinking about planting seeds into

The Five Minute Gardener

When inside tasks are done and dusted, nothing is better than starting the day meandering in the garden. For me, fresh air, peeping sunshine and the glow of the mid

Treasures of the Garden

There are so many things a garden can offer our senses. From the visually perfect form of a rose to the scent of the compost. We may get as much

Get some dirt under your nails

Many new and experienced gardeners will have the opportunity to begin a garden from scratch while getting some well earned dirt under their nails. Feelings ranging from being overwhelmed to

Growing and knowing Viburnum tinus

Viburnum tinus (Laurustinus) shrubs are definitely my favourite plant for hedging use. My first garden had a beautiful winter flowering hedge of these plants which the bees and butterflies really