Monthly Archives: December 2013

It is a lovely sunny, day; cold but crisp. There is still  not much out in the garden though. Prunus mume ‘Beni-chidori’ is showing pink but not yet opening. Prunus x subhirtella ‘Autumnalis rosea’ stubbornly refuses to open its delicate … Continue reading →

                                                .       1. Throw out the Poinsettia straight after Christmas. It won’t be dead but it … Continue reading →

Elizabeth and her German Garden  by Elizabeth von Armin. This book was first published in 1898 and was an immediate success. Elizabeth von Armin was born in Australia and was a cousin of Katherine Mansfield. Her real name was Mary Annette … Continue reading →

This  post is linked to the Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day on maydreamsgardens. It is an invitation to show what you have in bloom at this challenging time of the year.  So do join in. We have been relatively lucky here … Continue reading →

When we arrived here just over three years ago the garden was in sad need of some tender care. My first job was to get rid of the many pointless little island beds in the back garden. Then  I turned … Continue reading →

I have copies of The Royal Horticultural Society Journal; ‘The Garden’ going right back to the second one published in 1934. It was actually called ‘My Garden’ in those days. They make fascinating reading, especially those published in the war years … Continue reading →

  And it’s not chocolates and it’s certainly not soap or hand cream. Everybody gives me soap and hand cream; are they trying to tell me something? I  have a whole new bed to plant up and my Christmas present … Continue reading →

It is interesting to see how a world famous garden looks in this drab season when most of our gardens are collapsing and falling asleep for the winter. Beth Chatto is deservedly renowned for her artistry in dealing with, not … Continue reading →