by Dennis Footman | Apr 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
Here I go again (no, not the Whitesnake song)….but combining music with gardening! Although this time there is a slight difference from what I normally do. Any of you who have had this misfortune of reading any of my previous posts, will have come across my...
by Dennis Footman | Mar 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
…and I’m not talking about the weather here. Spring has arrived but as for the good weather….well we are still waiting. I am wondering if I will be able to remove the snow plough from our tractor before Easter….I very much doubt it! Nope...
by Dennis Footman | Mar 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
Cornus mas (Dogwood), one of the most stunning of all winter flowering shrubs. For me, this plant certainly has the X Factor, we are very lucky to have several in the gardens at Trinity and thankfully….no Louis Walsh’s. It is a large shrub or small...
by Dennis Footman | Mar 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
If you haven’t read the post ‘Do Gardeners Hibernate’, it might be best that you read that one first as this one may make a little more sense having read it …. not that any of my posts make any sense. Now officially, spring starts on the 20th...
by Dennis Footman | Feb 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
From a very young age I knew gardening was for me. Although at that stage in my life, I hadn’t realised that gardening would be a constant battle, both within the garden and with myself. It is battle that you do not always win. It can be both physically and...
by Dennis Footman | Jan 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
Rules? Aren’t they there to be broken? No, sorry I can’t say that any more, not in my position. Even though certain garden practises can be. On the odd occasion when I have looked up something on-line (especially on-line), in a book or a magazine and have...
