Blogs on grasses

So, do you grow Pampas Grass?????

Copied from the BBC web site: no, we don't grow pampas grass. Mariella Frostrup, the host of Radio 4's Open Book, says she...

Briza Maxima start to finish

One of my favourite plants is grass, especially totter grass Quaking grass or proper name Briza Maxima. this seed can actually...

Worth Waiting For?

I couldn't let a whole summer go by without mentioning one of my favourite plants even if it has kept me waiting! It was...

NEW ORNEMENTAL GRASS & HEATHER GARDEN AT FOXHOLLOW

Just a series of photos to show the new grass and heather garden planted here. This area is directly to the front of the...

Time for exciting boxes!

It's that time of year again-plants by mail order! Great fun, the ordering and the anticipation of waiting for 'that' knock...

Winter Interest in my Garden - part 5 - Grasses

Grasses? Boring? Absolutely NOT. I love them-especially the evergreen ones! You've probably seen my top favourite before-I...

sunday lunch

my wife usually cooks during the week and i usually do lunch/dinner on a week-end. lamb was on the menue (thanks sainsburystoyou)...

Grasses part 2

finished both sides of the top garden (grasses & ferns etc). Lots of digging to break up the heavy clay, lots of compost...

SUNDAY 20 APRIL

Very cold today so thought I would do something quite physical to warm up. So I worked on one half of my grasses/ferns border. I...

TACKLING THE PAMPASS

I'M SO GLAD A FEW OF YOU HAVE MANAGED TO GET OUT THERE THIS WEEKEND. WE MANAGED A COUPLE OF COLD HOURS ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. I...