Its that time of year for making alterations in the garden. The weather is mild, there has been a bit of rain (although the ground is ...

There are usually sings of mice in the garden and polytunnels but this year they seem to be everywhere. Each time I go into the ...

It appears that there  is a rumour that we are giving up the nursery. Its true that we are giving a lot of thought to ...

It felt cool and autumnal this morning, cool enough to have to wear an extra layer of clothes. It was ideal for doing some potting ...

On Friday we held our first ever coffee morning to raise funds for the charity Macmillan. Its a national event and lots of people invite ...

I hadn't realised until recently that my aunt had trained at the Waterperry horticultural school for young ladies back in the early 1950's. When it ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...