I chuckle how two of my favourite groups of plants couldn’t more apart at opposite ends of the plants spectrum. Miniature alpines and giant conifers! My fascination of mountain plants probably stemmed from the small rockery my mum had when I was growing up. The mound of soil with a few well placed…
Month: July 2026
Coping with climate change- trees for shade and rain gardens
The topic of climate change never seems far from the table these days. As gardeners, we need no convincing of what is happening, being outdoors for large spells of our time we can see and feel it for ourselves first hand. The recent heatwaves are a prime example, thankfully not as extreme as down south…
Holiday season garden care
With holiday season now upon us, it also comes the time when us gardeners are faced with our biggest gardening challenge of the year. How can we prevent our gardens going to ruin during the time we are away and also be able to enjoy our well-earned break away at the same time! Being…
Weeds- friends and foes
I’ve always found weeds intriguing. Just what it is about them that turn us mild mannered gardeners into crazed maniacs, using weapons of mass destruction such as weed killers and flame throwers to try and eradicate them from out gardens. Many of the plants we refer to as weeds are actually UK native wildflowers…
Brian Cunningham 