Andrewr's Blog archive

One Week To Go

If any of you are looking for an afternoon out over the Bank Holiday weekend, my...

Chippings With Everything

Due to the history of the town, land ownership is never simple in Bracknell. For...

It's Officially Spring At Devonia

Every year, there’s one job in the garden that, to me at any rate, means that spring...

Do You Take Plastic?

Three times in the spring, and once (or twice) in the autumn, the RHS hold small...

What Do You Do When .....

After all last year's rain and the current snow, I though it a good to to ask: What...

Sing A Rainbow In The Garden

Red-acer palmatum 'Osakazuki' and yellow-corylopsis veitchiana and pink-nerine...

Getting Ready For Winter

There are always lots of garden jobs to do in autumn but here are a couple that go...

Grassing It Over

After the item about grasses on last night’s “Gardener’s World”, I thought it might...

Private Gardens Of Cornwall - Part 4

Marsh Villa Garden is another gem run by an elderly couple. Originally a farm on...

Private Gardens Of Cornwall - Part 3

Pine Lodge Gardens receives a lot of publicity so I was looking forward to seeing...

Private Gardens of Cornwall - Part 2

The next stop on the trip was at Poppy Cottage. Originally the garden consisted of...

Private Gardens Of Cornwall - Part 1

Think Cornish gardens and large, wooded valleys full of camellias, rhododendrons...