Oooooh, the ‘ber’ months have arrived! I would argue that September to December are the best months of the year, although I know a few people who would disagree (including a lovely blonde florist friend of mine). Soon the pumpkins will be ready…

Oh sunshine, is that you?! It’s quite unbelievable just how different the last few weeks’ weather has been in comparison to this time last year…

It’s been a funny few weeks for me and the good ol’ English weather. A wonderful weekend trip with friends featuring a picnic tea with rounds of laughter…

A chilly and dry start to June wasn’t really what I was hoping for, if I’m honest. A large amount of my own garden having been planted within the last year…

I’ve often heard ‘‘I’d love to have a beautiful garden filled with colour but it’s shady most of the time’’ and it surprises me each time…

Oh what an exciting month May is in the garden! There are so many elements of the garden that are really bursting into life in May and with the longer and…

April is such an exciting month in the garden, the temperatures are (usually) starting to rise, the days are getting longer and there’s so much anticipation as Spring gets in full swing…

I should start this post with first answering the question ‘does a no maintenance garden exist?’ which is as simple as ‘no, it does not’. As with anything in life, any garden will need some form of attention paid to it from one time or another