Another summer over with the tell tale signs in the garden of flowers fading, autumnal hues in the leaves, and cooler air as the nights are drawing in. One could get quite depressed as the blues set in and the temperatures drop. But hold…
It's warming up by mid day and cooling off quickly in the evenings. There's misty mornings, dew, and glistening spider webs coating the shrubs, its not really autumn just yet, but there is a hint of it. It is 23C and…
Hoheria angustifolia Chinese Necklace Popular View from Mediterranean Bank Olympic fever has finally reached Weymouth because visitors have realised at last that West Dorset is not a mega traffic jam. There have been all sorts of foreign voices in the garden…
Photinia davidiana Ok its been wet,dull and damp but there are some things in the garden besides slugs that like it. Us gardeners don't have to drag hoses around, bedding plants have been well watered…
Late flowering Salvia atrocyanea Island bed Aloes At last we managed to get all the bedding plants planted out along with half hardy exotics like Fuchia boliviana and Strelitzias. For structure plants we used the giant Aloes again as they…