Competition Winner! That was me this week. I won a ticket to The House and Garden Festival out of the blue (well, I did enter a competition but one does not expect to win) and had two days to organise a day trip to London. I was undecided whether or… Read More »Notes from a Head Gardener ~ Chapter 3 ~ The Big Smoke 25/6/2017
This is Aubrey the Leveret. He is Lavender the Fosseway Garden Centre Hare’s little brother and he is living in Cirencester Tourist Information Centre this summer on The Cotswold Hare Trail 2017. Aubrey the Leveret is sponsored by Cirencester Town Council. They wanted me to endeavour to show the… Read More »Introducing Aubrey the Leveret ~ The Cirencester Town Council and Tourist Information Centre small hare ~ 20/6/2017
Topiary is my number one and longest standing skill. It is my party trick and if it were an Olympic sport I would hope to represent Great Britain (probably to be edged out of the Gold medal winning position by Jake Hobson but trouncing the boys at Warner Trees to… Read More »Notes from a Head Gardener ~ Chapter 2 ~ Topiary Trials and Triumphs ~ 19/6/2017
Leaving the house after an evening meal is not easy nowadays. I would much rather collapse in a heap on a sofa and wait for a cat to come and sit on me but when my sister suggested that we go for a family wildflower walk to see what we… Read More »Wildflower Walks with my Girls ~ 11/6/2017
Know your space You are embarking upon an exciting project. There is no end to this project and that is something that you must realise. A garden is a living, breathing, ever-evolving outside space. Even the lowest maintenance garden will require some sprucing up a few times a year. The… Read More »Notes from a Head Gardener ~ Chapter 1 ~ Know your Space ~ 5/6/2017
