Yesterday morning there was a frost and, although it was quite sunny for much of the day,  there was a strong cold north easterly wind which dampened my enthusiasm for working outside. Today there was another frost but the wind

The conditions for gardening have been ideal during the last few days; not too much wind, some sun and quite mild for the time of year. So I’ve had the motivation to get out there and do some planting. The

I think I’ve become a ‘fair-weather’ gardener. Yesterday was grey and gloomy so stayed in the polytunnel and did some potting. Today was more or less wall to wall sunshine with very little wind so there was no question that

What a beautiful day, not a bit like late October. Wall to wall sunshine. We ate our lunch in the polytunnel and got too hot! Most plants have finished flowering now but Aster ‘Monte Cassino’ is looking fantastic in the

Today I finished potting up the last of the bulbs which hopefully will grow happily through the winter months and be ready for sale in the spring. First though we have to keep the mice from eating the fritillarias and

Coming back to work after 8 glorious days inTurkey has required some mental adjustment and more layers of clothes! Everything looks very autumnal and even more parched than before I went. Two days of strong winds has been most unpleasant

The Cafe will close on Friday 21st October for the Winter. We shall let you know the date of re-opening next Spring shortly! Just to remind you; Opening Hours are 10am to 4pm, Wednesdays to Sundays, (closed Mondays and Tuesdays).

Oh gosh! It’s October again which means our Autumn Sale is on. We have dedicated the first sales bed on the right as a ‘sale’ bed and the plants there are variously priced at 50p for a small square pot,

Due to advancing age and a desire for a little more free time, Christine and I have decided that we will no longer be available to give talks to groups or host garden visits to the nursery after 2012.

Thieving B’s have again been at the Southam to Napton phone line and have cut the cable but were obviously disturbed before they could remove the cable for scrap. 400 phones now out including our own which means we cannot