The recent wet weather down here in the South West makes us all realise that we should have staked and supported some of our plants earlier in the summer when we had the chance. Funny how we always have these good intentions and then never quite get round to it until...
The hot weather at Taunton Flower Show last week brought out the wildlife as well as the people. This dragonfly – a common darter – seemed to adopt us and was clearly very fond of our metalwork. For hours on end two of them were perched either on our tall...
Great shows recently at the Hardy Plant Society Devon Group plant fair and the Axe Vale Show. Both very different but with good results for us. Helen Brown works so hard for the HPS (and the NGS and Plant Heritage!) and organised another good fair. Despite two...
We were finally able to shed the thermals at the Millennial Garden Festival at Buckfast Abbey. It was a really great day and all the hard work that Aaron Southgate and the team put in certainly paid off. The setting was beautiful (you can see us under the Monterey...
Finally we got dry weather for our third show of the season. Colyton Garden and Food Festival was a good day out and it was great to see the students and their families spending time at the Festival. A nice show, with enough to keep everyone entertained and small...
