Planting for Colour in the Garden in November Hellebores, also known as the Christmas Rose, has a beautiful flower that appears from November and lasts right through to Spring.  However, the range of flowering plants at this time year is limited.  Therefore, it is a good idea consider evergreen shrubs with light coloured foliage to

November Here’s a scary thought, “it is only 7 weeks to Christmas.” (gives a silent internal scream of desperation, before pretending there is nothing wrong).  Wow, November, it feels a little surreal, where did the year go?  The evenings are really coming in now, the fire in the kitchen is being lit every day.  It

Hello Autumn We’re almost at the half way through October, but it’s only in the last few days that I feel we’re really into the Autumn weather. Crisp chilly mornings, with the leaves on the trees turning those amazing Yellow/Red/Pink autumnal colours. I’m not sure which time of year I love more, Autumn or Spring,

Planting Garlic… oh la.. la Have you ever planted your own garlic before? It’s really easy to grow your own garlic.  There are lots of different varieties of garlic available.  You can grow Elephant Garlic, which is a huge bulb of garlic to Germidor, which is an early variety with a mild flavour. If you’re

Is anyone else lonesome saying Bye September? I don’t know about you, but all of this talk of Coronavirus, the “difficult winter” ahead and gloomy predictions by foreboding health experts is enough to give anyone heartburn.  If you feel that a fog of impending doom is bearing down, you are probably not spending enough time