Shovelling sh*t while the plants still go at it!

October is almost over, so here’s a diary of what’s been going on in Littlebury gardens…

It’s October and it’s still warm! Bulb planting and drain pipe trellis time

What’s going on with the weather? Although it’s dark by about 6.30pm now, it’s still sunny…

Pests and diseases (vine weevil, slugs, snails and rust)

For every positive in the garden this summer there has been a pest or a disease…

Clapham garden: Autumn is on the way

Summer is almost over and Autumn is on the way. Many of our new plants are simply…

What’s going on: end of August

Where is this year going?! Where on earth did summer go?! It’s the end of August and the…

Parrot Flower Power – iPhone app and Bluetooth sensor gizmo

For Christmas, Chris bought me a Parrot Flower Power – what is it? It’s a battery…

Littlebury in August

I started our garden in spring with tiny plants. I didn’t want an instant garden at…

Brachyscome iberidifolia (blue) window box pruning

Back at the start of the year we spent ages trying to decide the type of…

Cacti mini garden

Three barrel cacti, including one from Chelsea Flower Show 2014. The flowering one is obviously the…

Clapham Garden (Part 3): pots happening in May?

Spring started early this year, with a warm March and April, during which I planted out…

Clapham Garden (Part 2: Moving A Cordyline Australis)

Two very Clapham features of our Clapham garden are two Cordyline australis trees (originating from New…

Clapham Garden (Part 1: Shade Alley)

Ground Zero. I’ve always loved our garden. It’s a good size for a London flat garden,…

Our Garden, 23 April and 24 May 2013

  

Our Garden, 25 November 2012