Featured Posts in'ground' Category

Oh Dear!

I was in a bit of a rush yesterday and forgot to put all my tender tomato seedlings back into the greenhouse Read more..

Architectural Rheum and other Rhubarb

Rheum palmatum ‘Atrosanguineum’ is a rapidly growing herbaceous perennial that can achieve architectural Read more..

Tips for Weeding a Garden

Some tips for weeding a garden. Firstly – Is It a Weed? One of the most common questions in gardening is – Read more..

Picture free April…

I’ve been waiting for a week for my ever problematic computer to be fixed. The internal back up drive (for my Read more..

I’m still here

Beavering away at the plot.. To date I have potatoes, onions, peas, broad beans, asparagus, carrots, swede, beetroot Read more..

Ground Cover for Formal Gardens

Formal gardens generally rely on geometric shapes and repetition and so you may not think about ground cover in these Read more..

Easter Spice Bun

One of my favourite things to make a Easter is a traditional Jamaican Easter Bun. It is commonly eaten all around the Read more..

Gardening for Maximum Flowers per Square Foot

What is the annual plant that produces the greatest number of flowers per square foot of ground? Despite the Read more..

Peas Proving Difficult

I sowed some more Peas in lengths of guttering today - why? because the last two sowings didn’t even bother to Read more..

A Late Start this year

Hi all just a quick one to say, that the weather has changed at last, the nights are still cold and the ground frozen Read more..