February

My brief for these articles is gardening matters so please do not be alarmed when I start by extolling the virtues of an article which appeared in Veryan parish mag last year....

January

I am waiting with baited breath for the outburst of the camellias! We almost take them for granted in Cornwall as they adorn the great gardens and are the forerunners and the...

December

A good friend buys you a cyclamen in full flower, you put it in the lounge for all to admire over Christmas and ten days before the family arrive its shrivelled or...

November

Oh what splendid weather we were blessed with in September and most of October. (Sorry it fell apart for half term!!) We managed to re-seed an ornamental lawn in mid October and...

September

I am always rather reflective in September. Despite the dahlias and asters and the elegant cannas there are always the signs that the season is changing. Summer stuff is looking tired, particularly...

August

At last it’s here! August, this is the one month of the year when I advocate sitting back and looking at what you have achieved in your garden. That is easy to...

July

Three cheers for the man who strimmed my local roadside hedge!! Of course he did a wonderful job, widening the road and making the visibility round the corners so much easier, but...

June

It’s the time of year when I really have to force myself to prioritise. It seems that everything needs doing from weeding to planting, sowing, and filling the remaining hanging baskets that...

May

It goes without saying that we are all busy sowing and growing as the days lengthen and the soil warms up. A good indicator of both these facts is the weed growth....