Rain was forecast so it seemed a good idea to lift all the garlic rather than have it sit and fester. It was easier to pull rather than dig it up which avoided damaging some of the bulbs. I grew

It’s been hot. Temperatures up to and sometimes over 30 degrees c. So after doing the watering not much else gets done. But last Wednesday I had a couple of hours help from a friend and we dug up some

After the hot dry weather the garden was started to look shrivelled and crusty. The forecast promised rain for Tuesday/Wednesday. In fact one of the weather websites suggested there would be copious amount of rain and floods in some places.

If I say that I’ve done a lot of reading in the last few days that might be a clue to how hot it is at the moment. A pattern has developed where I get the watering done as soon

We’ve had rain, we’ve had sun and warmth so everything is growing very well indeed. This includes the weeds and whenever I go into the garden to weed I come out with a wheel barrow full of wild grasses and

How is it that there are so many rose-bay willow herb seedlings popping up everywhere when I thought I’d done a good job removing them all before they seeded last year? There are so many and are growing at an

Yet another grumble about the weather. This time it’s too dry, too windy and not very warm. The ground is rock hard. I’m having to water almost as often as in the height of summer and it’s not my favourite

We always kept the gate open, the one that goes through the pergola and into the garden. It was laziness and convenience especially when pushing a wheelbarrow loaded with compost (going in) or weeds and trimmings (coming out). But after

Last year, in August the cover of the main polytunnel had a tear along the hoop just above the door. Philip went up the ladder and stuck sticky tape on and patched it for the time being.  Over the next

The NGS, as it is known by the devotees, has had a new logo which is hoped will be more obvious and, in turn, will result in more visitors to the open gardens. The marketing will also be more visible