What a wonderful day, spent at Harlow Carr Gardens with my camera and trusty tripod, taking images for my new Gardening Club talk on “Flowers, Foliage and Fat Rascals”, or a year in the life of Harlow Carr Gardens. So many wonderful plants enjoying the warm June sunshine, however one plant in particular stood out, Euphorbia…
Last night found me giving one of my Gardening Talks at Brompton-by-Sawdon Gardening Club, near Scarborough, North Yorkshire. This is was my second visit to this very friendly gardening club, who found me through the RHS Speakers List. Last time was Perfect Plants for Problem Places, and this time it was one of my my…
Yesterday was spent out with my camera in the beautiful walled garden at Floors Castle I was rather pleased with the results, what do you think? The Camassia were looking wonderful. Doug Stewart
Speakers to clubs and societies have to be able to lay their hands on stunning slides to let people see their gardens in a new light. So I was overwhelmed when I saw these wonderful images on PetaPixel.com. I love the dorse, which I assume is the name for a duck/horse! Doug
As a gardening speaker I am often asked to talk about wildlife, and have a talk, Snuffles and Tweets which covers the basics of creating havens for wildlife in the Garden. However it is one thing being a speaker at a gardening club, and another to be part of a team creating a wildlife garden.…