Sunday 4 September 2011
The first signs of autumn are upon us. Somehow the air just smells different, and rain aside, September and October are just about my favourite months in the garden. Although there is much in flower (in fact a wonderful time...
Monday 29 August 2011
Well worth a visit – on Sunday 4 September 2011 (from 11am until 5pm) a rare collection of exciting nurseries, artists and crafts people will be coming together at the Sussex Prairies Garden. Over 60 stalls will be displaying a great selection...
Wednesday 24 August 2011
Edinburgh in August means Festival time, and I have just spent three wonderful days enjoying a cultural feast, involving the serious, the brilliantly clever, the poignant and the daft, and all thought provoking. We heard one of three pieces composed...
Friday 19 August 2011
Rudolph and Peter’s Garden, Early June, Late Afternoon 2011 Poem by Renee McAlister (gardener, and Garden House friend) Alcanet fusing with Geranium. African daisies shut-shy without sun. Bristling box with stray branches untrimmed. Spidery Iris like bee’s eyes: undimmed. The...
Sunday 14 August 2011
At this time of year, hardy Passiflora are in full bloom. A wonderfully exotic-looking plant, the Blue Passion Flower (P. caerulea) has large white flowers and central filaments of purple, blue and white, followed by egg-shaped, orange-yellow fruit, and flowers...
Wednesday 10 August 2011
Spending time in my house in Metochi is very restorative. Here in Pelion one gets no sense that Greece is suffering at the moment, except for the emptier beaches and tavernas. The Greeks are on holiday, and Pelion is the...
Tuesday 2 August 2011
This photo was sent into us by Juley, who attended one of our Garden House practical gardening courses. We cant claim all the glory of course (our amazing horticultural teaching skills!), but we did think it was a magnificent crop,...
Tuesday 26 July 2011
Last week, eight enthusiastic gardeners, led by the wonderfully energetic and patient Bridgette and Deborah, set off for Berlin – our mission, to take in Berlin’s key sights and experiences, and visit some excellent and varied gardens. Sunday: Our visit...
Saturday 16 July 2011
Fifteen of us, plus Deborah and Bridge, gathered for the Garden House Summer School last week. The horticultural settings we visited on each of the four days were fascinatingly different, as were the proprietors and gardeners we met. Our first...
Thursday 14 July 2011
Our plant of the month for July is the hardy annual Ammi majus ‘Graceland’ which has been attracting a lot of attention at the Garden House for several weeks now. It really is a favourite a good doer and its dark green...
Sunday 10 July 2011
What is a garden? Goodness knows! Youve got a garden, I suppose: To one it is a piece of ground For which some gravel must be found. To some, those seeds that must be sown, To some a lawn that...
Wednesday 6 July 2011
Come along to our Charity Auction at 6.30pm on Friday 8 July! Below is a list of some of the FANTASTIC items to be auctioned – if you are unable to come you can email us a silent bid! The...