I'm away gallivanting. Judging Camellias at the RHS show at Savil Garden. Which means I'm away from my computer and confined to an iPad. If I can pull this off it'll be a miracle. One. The blue riband class in camellias is the twelve. Twelve perfect blooms. Tragically the competitors who had staged their exhibits…
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Six on Saturday -30/3/2019
Immediately following last week's post I got stuck in and did quite a lot of planting out, of things I'd bought or grown last year but kept under cover for the winter. It seems too long ago to include them in this weeks six and besides, there are too many things flowering and clamouring for attention.…
Six on Saturday – 3/11/2018
Well, that was a week that was. The thermometer hit -3°C on Monday night. My Dahlias were blackened, top to bottom, just like it says in the books. In ten years or more of growing Dahlias, it's the first time I've cut them down after they've been frosted. In previous years I've just picked a…
Drawing a simple garden plan.
I suppose in this day and age I should be doing a You Tube video, but I’m too old for that. Many of us want a reasonably accurate map of our gardens and end up with something that falls short. Here is a fairly simple method which will produce quite an accurate map. You will…
Six on Saturday – 16/12/2017
We're running at around 32°C by day and 20°C by night. Can't believe we've been here a week. Our host's garden is a modest affair, as are most gardens in the very many new housing developments hereabouts. All the houses are single storey, so have a big footprint, not leaving a lot of room for…
Six on Saturday – 2/12/2017
I wouldn't go so far as to say I'm having to pretend it's winter down here in rainy Cornwall, but while there has been frost on the car a couple of times, we've had nothing to do any damage. There are odds and ends of flowers everywhere, but mostly bedraggled and looking sorry for themselves. So…
Six on Saturday – 7/10/2017
I worked out that after this week I only need to find another 72 things to get me to the end of the year. Creativity will be needed. Perhaps the cat will have to count in a future post. One. Malus domestica 'Holstein'. I nearly included this last week, chose not to. Decided to…
