Featured Posts in'colour' Category

Look Forward to Winter and Iris Reticulata

We are covered in snow and the small local roads are blocked. At least the snow is providing a blanket for the early Read more..

Grow Nemesia from Seeds or Plugs

Nemesia Culture Nemesias grow from 1 to 2 feet tall, with sparsely branched plants. They grow erect, with the Read more..

Help Change the Colour of Hydrangeas

What Causes and Changes Hydrangea Colour Hydrangeas grown in the presence of metal salts, particularly Iron or Read more..

Garden Update

Autumn has arrived in Yorkshire.The trees are gradually shedding their leaves.It has been wet and windy for a few Read more..

Help with Garlic Growing

You will not need a lot of help growing Garlic if you select UK Garlic bulbs that are appropriate for our climate. Buy Read more..

October Garden

I have been working lots so the blog has been slightly neglected.I have been enjoying the last blasts of colour and Read more..

Chilly Evenings

I picked my first batch of these Bishop's Kiss Chillis today. I have been watching them change colour over the last few Read more..

Record Temperatures!

In the last couple of days in Britain we have seen some unseasonably hot temperatures. My Bishops Kiss chillis are Read more..

Turmeric and Turnips!

I am just so pleased at how this Turmeric has grown for me. Dim Sum Gardener kindly sent me a few pieces of fresh Read more..

Nothing can beat the sheer beauty of autumn flowering bulbs…

Nerine bowdenii ‘Stefanie’ It’s that extraordinary time of year again when so many autumn bulbs are coming into Read more..