Is anyone else counting down to the shortest day rather than Christmas? For us December is a month full of family birthdays with Christmas coming second to those, but one of the most exciting days for me is December 22nd…
Author: Sarah Wesley
Getting into the garden – November 2021
There’s nothing nicer than a sunny, dry autumnal day for clearing the leaves. Dry and crisp and so light to pick up and clear off the driveway, it made it a pleasant job today. From here on in until Christmas…
Getting into the garden – October 2021
September left with a great hurrah with some beautiful warm sunny days and autumn has arrived with a real mix of weather but there is still lots of beautiful colour in the garden. At last my Salvia Hadspan have flowered…
Getting into the garden – September 2021
The garden has reached its late summer peak, the evenings are drawing in and the night time temperatures are dropping, but the garden is still alight with flowers. I do love the prairie style of planting with echinacea’s and stipa…
Getting into the garden – August 2021
August – Hydrangeas and Daisies, heatwaves and downpours…. Over the last month we’ve had a quick burst of summer, mixed in between some torrential downpours. As a result of this the garden has grown like mad. Looking back at past…
Getting into the garden – July 2021
We’ve been in this house 9 years now and finally this year it feels like the garden is filling out. The June gap is a thing of the past and garden is full of colour for most of the year. …
Getting into the garden – June 2021
After the coldest April and wettest May, isn’t it wonderful to at last feel some warmth and sunshine on our backs whilst gardening. The garden is about 2-4 weeks behind where it normally is. This time last year I had…
Getting into the garden – May 2021
April – the frostiest April in 60 years and as gardeners didn’t we know it. All doing the daily dance of in out in out with the plants in and out of the greenhouse or coldframes. I keep getting reminders…
Getting into the garden – April 2021
April, the month of sunshine, showers (although hardly had any of those in the last month), and even the odd snow shower thrown in for good measure. The soil is really starting to warm up and you can feel its…
Getting into the garden – January 2021
Happy New Year! We’ve made it past the shortest day and the days are starting to get longer. January is a time for planning what we would like to have in our garden this year, what changes need to be…