Here are some of the garden views that provide my inspiration to write this blog – depending on the seasons and the weather of course which is now even more unpredictable. My garden is just one of the places I observe our increasingly unpredictable weather and find inspiration to write about […]
Continue reading...20. July 2013
While many of us are enjoying the heatwave, naturalists have urged the British public to help wildlife struggling to survive as water and food supplies have dwindled in the heat. After six consecutive days of 30C-plus temperatures and with rainfall at only around 15% of average monthly totals so far, wardens at The Lodge in Sandy, an RSPB nature […]
Continue reading...18. July 2013
With the UK currently experiencing its hottest July for many many years there is increased pressure on our gardens to suvive the extreme temperatures that have reached up to 33c in some areas of UK. Lawns are really struggling in the exceptionally dry weather but it is important to remember that they will survive and […]
Continue reading...2. January 2013
Inspiration for our gardens comes from many places – garden designers or books, a TV programme, a neighbour or an idea we might see at RHS Chelsea. Award-winning Chelsea stalwart Roger Platts, who is designing the M&G show garden at the RHS 2013 Show, Windows Through Time, is aiming to capture the design trends and […]
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