Happy Easter
Well that’s the site backend rebuilt. If you’re using a PC you won’t see much difference but the site will now display a lot better on mobile devices (phones, tablets and so on). One... Read More
Summertime, and the weather is yuck!
The British summer we’re having at the moment conveniently brings together several general pre-occupations of gardeners – rain, slugs and things not growing. At least the lifting of the last hosep... Read More
Plant labels – do you love or loathe them?
To label or not to label, that is the question! I was recently involved in a Twitter exchange about the pros and cons of labelling plants in public gardens. I suspect I was in the minority which, on b... Read More
Singin’ in the rain (Veddw House Garden)
In the wet, Anne Wareham’s & Charles Hawes’ garden at The Veddw takes on a decidedly international flavour. As I sang “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” with a silly French accent, I ha... Read More
A glorious weekend
Thus far, May has been a month which is definitely not the “Month of Maying” and we’ve all been sheltering from the rain (or in the case of some I know, moving out of the flood zone) rather than... Read More
Why I disagree with Monty
Monty Don has stirred things up again, this time with a statement that picking and squishing is the only way to get rid of lily beetle. Aaaaargh! Not CHEMICALS!!!!!!! I’ll admit right out that I use... Read More
Going round in circles
This week has been “give Colin a ring” week (round here things have names which makes referring to them a lot easier). This is Colin and, in the 17 or so years he’s been resident, the grass-free... Read More
It’s my birthday and I’ll cry if I want to
Here at Chez Rivendell a tradition has evolved, centred on my birthday, of transferring the summer bedding from its indoor quarters to the beds, borders, baskets and planters. Historically, the reason... Read More
A potter here and a potter there
I have reached the end of what I’d call a pottering week. This is partly because the weather people forecast a dismal week for that just gone and so I completely knackered myself last weekend. The w... Read More
Slug it to me
When I was little, guys working on the roads in winter always started by setting up something called a brazier in which they lit a fire to keep warm. I also remember that my mother wore a brazier – ... Read More
Getting ready for spring
As spring approaches, and young men’s fancy turns to what young men are always fancying (if my memory is correct!), this old codger’s fancy turns to the approaching growing season. This season has... Read More
The birds (after Hitchcock)
At this time of year, the planting side of the garden is rather peaceful. There’s not a lot you can do after the borders are tidied up, the clematis cut down and the mass of leaves that fall off nex... Read More- 4 of 4
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