Andrewr's Blog archive

The Garden Ready For This Evening's Group Visit

I know the main news this evening is to find out how spritzhenry's first opening...

A Bit On The Side - 2

It is now a couple of weeks since I bought a piece of land from my neighbour. This...

The Rhododendrons at Lily Hill Park, Bracknell

At the bottom of my road is parkland owned by the local council. Originally a Victorian...

A Bit On The Side - 1

Twenty-four years ago, when I moved to this house, my neighbour had a huge garden....

NCCPG Plant Fairs

If you see one of these events advertised locally, go to it. Small, specialist nurseries,...

Hopping Mad

There are two arches in the main view of my back garden. On the first one are two...

Three Legal Immigrants

This time last year, I was getting ready to fly to Kazakhstan for a two week botanising...

I've Been Shopping

My friend Gill and I have been on a plant buying day today. Most years about now,...

Back in Time for the Hellebores

Just got back from my holiday in Mexico (yes thanks, I had a great time). Although...

Useful Website

I was searching for information on hebe 'Heartbreaker' (spritzhenry posted a picture...

Cracking Camellias

Just before Christmas, I wrote a blog on some of the most commonly encountered mahonias;...

A Little Bit Of Snow

Well it was forecast but we still didn’t seem to be ready for it. Front garden this...