Well so far so good, Christmas only a couple of weeks away and not a frost to speak of, so that's given us time to put the garden to rest for the winter. By that I mean protecting our tender…

Floodlit "Bamboo Walkway"The 'flood lights and candles' are back in the garden illuminating the autumn colour and architectural leaf shapes. To walk in the woodland at night is a real special atmosphere when the garden takes on another dimension. The…

It's 20.C and rising, warm air is circulating in the early morning sunshine, spiders webs glisten with the dew and late summer herbaceous plants are providing a real show to talk about. Nerine bowdenii produces attractive umbels of flowerheads on…

There were families queuing to come into the garden the other day and I overheard children moaning about wanting to go to the beach. Half an hour later I passed them running down the woodland path with shrieks of delight…

I love this time of year when the massed drifts of perennial flowers interspaced with annuals and summer bulbs combine like a painters palette. This year the 'Mediterranean bank' looks stunning with many South African species combining to produce vibrant…