The mini rush at the beginning of the month has now dwindled to tiny daily sales. There are still cheap plants to be had which could be a real benefit for anyone who has gaps in their garden or if anyone

Miscanthus ‘Silberfeder’ with verbena

We have had an extended period without any significant rain and the garden is beginning to suffer. There are  deep cracks everywhere I look. I don’t water it partly because it would cost us a fortune because we are on a

Over the years we have sold rather a lot of bamboos to hide an eyesore of some kind or another. Sometimes people have neighbours who are putting up an extension, sometimes people need to hide an ugly garage. Some customers

Yesterday was a significant day because Philip’s appointment for the results of all the tests was in the afternoon. After waiting for 3/4 hour to see the consultant we finally got in and she gave us the good news that

Each time I’ve done the watering during the last few months I’ve caught myself wondering why there were so many unsold plants in the sales beds. Then I’d remember that there have not been many people coming to buy them.

It was maybe three years ago that my friend Felicity gave me a rooted cutting of a rose which she had rooted successfully herself but had forgotten the name of it. It is a super plant with seemingly disease resistant

Today was the day for digging up the garlic and weeding at the same time. When I planted it way back in the autumn the ground was extremely wet and soggy and I half expected them to rot away. But

Temperatures yesterday were in the high 20’s. We shared doing the watering and then did very little else except lurk in the shade. Had quite a few customers, very small sales though but we’re grateful for anything right now. There

I hadn’t realised that the sky was ominously dark over to the east and south because I had my head down weeding in the garden. We packed things up at 4.30 and got home just before a heavy downpour happened.