The first Rock Garden I ever did. Two years on, I thought I'd put it out again.....

Crocosmia × crocosmiflora

We went chasing Leprechauns but found bird song instead. It was our first proper family holiday ever and we decided to head for the west of Ireland. My wife's Dad and Step mum live in Mountshannon County Clare, on the edge of the River Shannon in fact, the River...

Aesculus parviflora

June was a very busy and quite an emotional month. This had been the case for mainly for my Mum and Dad but also, for all the family as well. Finally, after several stressful past few months they moved from their bungalow in Caldecote just outside Cambridge, a place...

Angels fishing rod

At the end of a very busy week involving the May ball set up and clear up, plus the usual June activities in the garden; I had been asked to come back and judge Bourns Garden Club annual Rose and Flow show. Alright, being on a Thursday evening it wasn't quite at the...

'Creeping Death' or for the majority of this post a 'Creeping pain in the arse' with of course a few exceptions. We all have a few of them in the garden and for some of us unlucky ones, we may have all of the following. Whether it is a weed a disease or a creeping...

Mahonia aquifolium