Spritzhenry's Blog archive

Of course, I was a child bride....

Well, I must have been, because we celebrated our 43rd Anniversary last week! I...

A trip out in the sunshine.

I spent the afternoon in somebody else's garden-for a change! We visited a garden...

SO - Am I REALLY a Plantaholic?

Surely not-BUT-Do I keep a 'wish-list' of plants that I'd really love to grow? And...

Having fun with that HUGE space!

Remember when my Eleagnus took poorly and had to be removed? I loved it-it was a...

But Rhododendrons need ACID soil...don't they?

Well I thought so, anyway, until last year when I saw a sign at a Garden Centre which...

A HUGE space to deal with!

Since I had to cut back the Ceanothus, the area behind under the weeping pear tree...

Jumbo Jets in the garden???

Well, I call them that because of the way they land -usually on top of my double...

Snowdrops, snowdrops everywhere!

I went out to work in the garden today and realised just how many places in the garden...

Winter Interest in the Garden - part 6 - Containers

Well, here goes on another blog! This time, I've collected photos of some of my containers...

Winter Interest in the Garden - part 5 - Architectural Plants

Yes, we've had snow, too-a bit unexpected in the coastal strip of Somerset. This...

Our Changed View - and my New Acquisition!

Thank you all so much for your sympathetic and helpful comments following the installation...

Our Changed View.

You may be aware that our home is 500 years old, and is listed. Of course it has...