Anget's Blog archive

Books to while away the dark days.

I have been self-gifting again. My OH and I no longer give presents on birthdays...

My houseplants.

As the weather is certainly growing more wintery and there are fewer chances to show...

This is the time for taking stock..

I was looking out at the garden from the kitchen window this morning and thinking...

RHS garden, Harlow Carr.

We're just back from a few days in York, and visited Harlow Carr gardens near Harrogate...

Now the rain is over..

.. (at least for the time being). Well, what can we say about this year? We've certainly...

Late Summer yellows.

I love the plants associated with this time of year. Much of my plot is in shades...

If you started a new garden....

What plants would you edit out? I have had the chance to think long and hard about...

What we have been doing for the last 2 weeks or so.

Anyone who has read my recent blogs or responses will know that I had become more...

Clearing the borders: Part 2

Some of you will know that I have been very unhappy with our south-facing border...

Mini-blog: Baby starlings!

Starlings are in decline. 'Our' parents have done very well this year. We regularly...

Plants after a scorching day.

I have spent an hour or more for the last 3 days watering plants in pots. This is...

Perennials - are they more trouble than they're worth?

Many of you will be aware that I have what I feel to be a very overstocked garden....