Oh I do love palm trees and have several in my garden, from the grand Trachycarpus fortunei which survived the terrible winter of 2010 when it got to -20 in my garden. Through to this little lovely which I got from Tesco of all places, as I am not sure how hardy it is I…
It is always such an honour to be invited in to the heart of a community to speak to a club or society, judge a flower show and just occasionally to judge the best wheelbarrow! Barrow (near to the Humber Bridge have an annual festival at the start of June, the sun was shining, the…
I am very much looking forward to visiting Hook next Sunday the 28th June 2015. It is Hook Open Gardens. I have been given six compelling reasons why everyone should head to Hook on the 28th… (I quote) * Come and visit our beautiful Historic Hook village nestled in the banks of the River Ouse.…
I came across these the other day on Facebook and just had to share them. They look amazing. When you realise they are cupcakes then they are even more amazing. I think I will be adding these to my edible flowers talk. Stunning…
When not working as a lecturer and speaker to Gardening Clubs, WIs and Ladies Luncheon Clubs I work as a judge for “The Greatest Awards” where we look for the best of the best in Garden Centres. And I just could not resist sharing this image with you from Woodbank Nurseries – where they know…
I have recently been sent this image by my Good friend Jim who is having problems with slugs. I cannot promise that this will not make it into any of my talks to Gardening Clubs. But it does show just how much of a problem slugs can be!
I have just stumbled across “Seedy Sundays!” They could be a great way to promote your Gardening Club and create a different meeting the norm. The “Seedy Sunday” website contains interesting information on low impact gardening, on growing vegetables and of course on saving seed. The whole idea is to organise and hold a seed…
But it brought a real smile to my face today… Enjoy…
I have just stumbled across this wonderful video, next time I am asked to ‘say the grace’ at a Gardening Club Dinner I will certainly use this approach…
While pottering on the internet today I stumbled across this rathe lovely poem She dug the plot on Monday –the soil was rich and fine,She forgot to thaw out dinner – so we went out to dine… She planted roses Tuesday – she says they are a must, They really are quite lovely but she…