Firstly, huge apologies for my lack of posting over the past four weeks. It has been a busy time and one in which momentous decisions...

FaceTime is a wonderful thing for keeping in touch with distant family, though nothing beats meeting face to face. After a long wait, we...

After a blazing start to the Summer, July seems to have been a bit of a wash out. The grass and shrubs have definitely been happier with...

It's funny how everything seems so "samey" at the moment and I genuinely forget what day it is most of the time. The garden never stops...

Sunshine returned to Oxfordshire this week, albeit for a relatively brief period, and I finally managed to get outside. Everything is...

We are already in mid Summer, though this has been somewhat contradicted by the recent damp weather we have experienced. It does seem...

It only seems like yesterday that I was writing about the Spring Equinox and so I can hardly believe that we have already passed the...

One of the best things to do as a family (we find) is simply to get out and about and go somewhere where the children can have a good run...

I have a favourite place to sit in my garden. It is on the steps that lead down to the narrow river that runs through the garden. I...

One of the wonderful things about having a garden (no matter how big or small) is that it never allows you to become bored. There is...

Gardeners often seem to be obsessed with plant names. The proper botanical names of plants seem to trip off the tongues of "proper"...

I have never really had a favourite season. I love the freshness of Spring and Autumn, the crisp cold of Winter and the hazy Summer...

As yesterday was VE Day I felt it appropriate to make a change from the norm and to mention my two grandads who each served in different...

The past week has finally brought rain, and the garden has been glad of it. Suddenly everything seems greener, fresher and full of life....

There is no doubt that we are currently in dark and worrying times, the impact of which will likely be felt for many months ahead. I am...

OK, so I have to hold my hands up and admit that this post is not as promised/intended. I had hoped to report a freshly prepared seed...

The weather this weekend has been one of extremes. Saturday was glorious and I managed a lovely hour working in the garden. The sun was...

When we moved into our current home, in late Winter, the garden was in many ways a mystery. It was certainly a very positive feature of...

Winter digging? Its a point of disagreement for many gardeners. Personally, I have never made a special point of digging over my plot...

We had a hard frost last night and therefore awoke to a world of sparkling white. I love the stillness of the early morning garden in...