ROCK ROSE

As children we often referred to someone as being a "bit potty" if they did a silly thing. Who would have thought that I would be ...

When I was growing up, and even though we only lived a 1/4 mile from the sea, I always heard my parents foretell the weather as, "Red s...

I'm an early riser and if any gardening is to be done it had better be done early. I am no longer fooled by the perfect temperature at 6...

I'm going fishing and when I come back I expect you to have removed the cross vine from the gate, so I can paint it, and remove the weed...

I'm always on the lookout for something I can repurpose and use in the garden. This old metal lampshade, for instance. I happened to be ...

When each new day begins I have no idea what it will bring. Every day is different. One thing is sure. As soon as breakfast is over I will h...

This week I removed and cut back masses of trailing wine cups. They were taking over the sunken garden having had a self seeding bonanza thi...

I love the common or garden coreopsis, golden tickseed, Coreopsis tinctoria. Especially when I get some variations on a theme. This year two...