ROCK ROSE

Having worked outside all morning, in the ever increasing temperature and humidity, I told myself I could take it easy this afternoon. But i...

Fifteen years ago we took out of town visitors to the cactus show. They very kindly bought me two plants for my young garden. A large pot of...

As I sit here, housebound, with my foot up (surgery on Friday to remove a piece of glass) I am reminded of how different last Sunday was. Wi...

Earlier this year I wrote about how I appreciated having several of our roadside mullein plants, Verbascum , in the garden for their early r...

Having a cottage-style garden is one of the most difficult gardens to have even though many say it is the easiest. It isn't just a matte...

It is likely I would never have noticed the fragrance of this little flower had it not been at nose level last year. Not would I have notice...

It may seem strange that in my front courtyard garden, protected from deer by walls, I have mainly native plants. This is partly due to the ...