Today was a good day. It began with a trip to the Garden Centre to pick up some compost. I used it while working with the garden pots for most …

I’ve been conned. It’s the second flower spike on the Amaryllis, it has opened to reveal only three flowers instead of the four that I was expecting (since I got …

I have mentioned that I have a greenhouse of sorts every so often in these posts but haven’t said much about it. It isn’t a large, grand Victorian affair, it …

Now here’s an interesting combination: booze and seeds. At the moment, if you pop into the supermarket and head over to the alcohol section, scope out the sherry and you’ll …

This is the first effort at trying to change a very bad habit of mine, which is to throw away plant labels and not write down what plant cuttings I …