Spritzhenry's Blog archive

Lake Maggiore gardens

You might have watched Monty Don's programme when he visited Isola Bella, which is...

Back in the fold!

Hallo everyone-I haven't abandoned you all, we've been on holiday and only came back...

Hampton Court Flower Show.

I was lucky that my husband agreed to take me to the Show this year. He's not a gardener!...

Isn't Nature wonderful!

Do you remember when we had to remove the weeping pear tree-with difficulty? I do-it...

Summer containers

I hope this doesn't bore you. Several people asked me to show them what I did with...

I lost the edge!

If we get heavy and prolonged rain, the lowest part of the garden by the stream gets...

An up-date on 'The Great Wall'

The Clematis I planted against the wall were struggling to climb on the wires my...

'Messy' areas.

I suspect that visitors to my garden politely ignored the messy areas at each side...

More problems after the flood.

I know you've seen this photo before, but it shows most of the area that the water...

Blue pot changing...again!

Do you remember the saga of my three pots? My husband bought the biggest one for...

More Changes...

I don't know if the November flood finished it off, but my beautiful Pyracantha finally...

New Opportunities

My attitude when a plant dies has changed over the years-although it's sad, it has...