The weather has been rather disappointing so far this year, rather a lot of rain, wind and not enough sunshine. I have had bad germination rates early on in the season and then when my garden was looking at its very best in early June, wild stormy weather snapped stems off my Cirsium rivulare ‘Atropurpurem’,…
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David Nash at Kew Gardens
Nash’s sculptures for gardens Giant eucalyptus logs Cork bark Charred oak block
Before and After pictures
Sorting thourgh my pictures I came across these taken during my site survey, they contrast beautifully with the garden that now lies there. These latter two photographs were taken by Heather Edwards, garden photographer http://www.htedwards.co.uk/
June – garden notes
keeping busy in June
Giant apples for cider bar – Somerset
Naturally sparkling cider and giant apples.
The Grove Hotel – Watford
Horticultural excellence…
2 day workshop at Hampshire school
willow flowers and willow deer
Museums at Night – Bishops Palace, Wells
Lighting up the night again…
Art and Gardens
Gardens design an art
The biennial: Lunaria annua
With its beautiful yet confusing name, honesty is sometimes overlooked as common and dull. However it is a fantastic value plant with long lasting vibrant purple flowers in May followed by papery moon-like seed heads for winter displays in the home. In my garden it self seeds and contrasts beautifully in May with lemon yellow flowers…