Having welcomed in the New Year, I am filled with optimism for the coming months. However at this time the garden is decaying before my eyes. Most of the plants in the beds have collapsed in a browny mushy heap and there is little sign
This weekend I attended the Society of Garden Designers conference at the Royal Geographical Society. The subject for the day was ‘Out of the Shrubbery’. This is an interesting topic as over the last 25 years garden designers and gardeners have tended to be influenced
The nights are drawing in, and the trees are preparing for winter dormancy. The brilliant colours that we all delight in are caused by the green chlorophyll disappearing from their leaves. As the bright green fades away, the yellow and orange colours become more visible.