Spritzhenry's Blog archive

Good Do-ers!

What's that? You may well ask! I'm sure you've read the phrase many, many times...

Awkward Orchids

One of the most commonly asked questions on GOY is about the care of Orchids-usually...

Meant to be?

When we retired, we were very lucky to sell our house in Kent quite quickly-and...

'Berry' nice!

SORRY!!! Terrible pun. I just thought you might be interested in seeing the different...

Island(s) in the sun!

You've made such lovely comments about the plants in the flower bed I made in June-and...

Still looking like summer!

Do you remember my new bed? I hope you're not tired of hearing about it-because here...

My Gold Pansies

I saw some beautiful gold pansies-and loved them. I bought three of them! The petals...

'Michaelmas Daisies' or Asters?

What's in a name? I always called them 'Michaelmas Daisies' in the past, but really,...

A Recipe for 'Black Gold'

What's that? Read on and find out! N.B. if you are an experienced gardener, you...

A Bit of Luck after a Loss....

The loss was the unexpected demise of my Prostanthera cuneata. I planted this pretty...

Why were they laughing at me??

Now come on-I was only buying the biggest Carex you ever saw-and staggering under...

Up, up and away!!

Not in a beautiful balloon, no, but this!! Back to Lake Maggiore, in Italy.......the...