Category Archives for Winter
Time to plan and research
9 tips for planning your garden – auf Deutsch lesen – First of all may I still wish you a very happy New Year. That 2021 will be a beautiful garden year, with lots of gardening success. Some of this … Continue reading
The end of the gardening season – and thank you!
– auf Deutsch lesen – Our gardening year is over. The last bulbs have been planted, the borders mulched with compost. The few unsold roses, trees and shrubs have been tucked away under a blanket of leaves in the shelter … Continue reading
The fascination of seed
– auf Deutsch lesen – The chilly, damp weather at the moment does not encourage me to spend much time in the garden. Instead, I am drawn by the lure of seeds. Before I allow myself to trawl through lists … Continue reading
Winter pruning trees and shrubs
– auf Deutsch lesen – The nights are getting cold, the last leaves are just being shed, the garden comes to rest. It is time for nature and man to rest and recuperate. Plants have a short break before the … Continue reading
The Advent season
– auf Deutsch lesen – It is that time of year again where much of the garden centre is being wrapped up and brought indoors for the wintertime. Each year I find it hard to see our plant-sales area become … Continue reading
Spring has arrived despite the arrival of Winter
– Zum deutschen Text – You notice every change in weather: every ray of sunshine that presents itself, the patter of rain, the drumming of hail. Even when in summer the thermometer rises to over 40 degrees C. the … Continue reading
Winterflowering Iris
Zur deutschen Version – May I firstly wish you a happy New gardening Year. I hope 2020 will be a floriferous one! It seems odd to think it is the start of a new year, and yet the temperatures outside … Continue reading
