Well, didn’t November turn out to be a very different month from October? This time a few weeks ago we were writing about balmy days, autumn colour and lack of seasonal storms....

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What a delightful and unexpected October we have experienced here in Cornwall! Hardly a drop of rain (at time of writing, anyway) and the most balmy daytime temperatures. The only reminders that...

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Well, it really is the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness now, and if you are early risers, as we are, you might be rewarded with the beautiful sight of mist floating...

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When the summer wind and rain arrived I feared for the agapanthus in full bloom but they are sturdy monsters. My varieties are particularly tall but have beautifully thick stems and survived...

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Receiving a telephone call from a friend one always says, ‘How are you?’ Sometimes there is instant regret as the tales of minor ailments persist. But I received a phone call from...

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I have had the most fabulous display of alliums in the garden for weeks. There are so many different varieties that it is possible to have allium bulgaricum from mid-May through to...

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I suspect like me you may have struggled with early spring climatic conditions, twas ever thus! Many vegetable seeds were slow to germinate, young growth was checked in April by cold night...

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Life in the garden is returning to normal. A few dry days and I can hear the steady of hum of lawn mowers, strimmers and hedge trimmers. The swallows have returned and...

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I had to laugh when I picked up last month’s article. I said something about watering in your herbaceous plants. The heavens obviously read the article and did it for you. Oh...

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If you have been resting on your laurels over a wet January (and I don’t mean literally!) then now is the time to get going. The days are lengthening thank heavens and...

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