I have always believed that you should only write or talk about what you know
Hostas should be in their freshest, finest livery right now. Nothing is quite as beautiful as a mature clump of beautiful hosta foliage. Of course there is a problem and I deliberately didn’t show it in the photo above. It is a shame that I can never write about hostas for long without having to…
I can’t imagine a garden without roses. Whenever I say or write that I find I have to spend the next five minutes or 300 words justifying myself. People have such strong views on them. I know all about the problems with diseases, the aphids, the prickles. But I counter that with the fact that…
Growing up in Lingfield and then Oxted, Sundays often involved family trips to the great gardens of the Weald such as Sheffield Park. It was these that fostered a love of azaleas with their vibrant colours and scent, often accented by a carpet of bluebells. Unfortunately, living in Oxted at the foot of the Downs,…
Clematis are the most popular of woody climbers. They are varied in size, shape and colour and adaptable too. There is a clematis for almost every part of the garden though they are especially popular for clothing trellis against house walls and for patio pots. Curiously, these are not the best places for the majority…