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April 18, 2010 | Mellow YellowAm I alone in finding last week’s radio rant about daffodils in the countryside just a little bit wierd? Setting off for work, enjoyment fought with a sense of guilt as I drove past the splash of yellow breaking out down drives, by bus-stops and beside village greens. We have just clamboured out of the greyest [...]  April 18, 2010 | Plug plantsPlug plants are just that – of a size to scramble to fill the bath plughole. Lots of nurseries offer them for sale – flip through the weekend gardening pages and you will find them. Yesterdays shout is for 42 Petunia Easy wave for £7.99. But I am thinking of perennial – ie permanent plants – [...] April 11, 2010 | Oh No what has happened to my daffodils? What I have pictured here is a seriously naff daff which has arrived unbidden in our garden. We had, alas, to bury our beloved dog on December 2nd last year and cheered ourselves up by the choosing and planting of a beautiful form of daffodil on her grave. The choice was Narcissus Mrs RO Backhouse, a traditional [...] April 6, 2010 | Reclaiming Old TreesCOUNTRY GARDEN I know a man who looks like God in the Sistine Chapel, bestowing life on Adam. Angus, bearded of course, is an absolute whizz at restoring old orchards. He will refashion an old tree that can scarcely muster one apple and turn it into a living sculpture. So what rules should you follow if you [...] April 6, 2010 | Fencing Your GardenDid you know that if you put in a fence, you need to give your neighbours the best side to look at? To be sure of the entente cordiale with the next-doors, make sure that any new fence line is marked out and shake on it. So what materials should you look out for? Slough off [...] April 6, 2010 | Growing Plants Up WallsBeds, borders and pots are all very well but don’t overlook your walls – almost all houses look softer clothed in foliage and really ugly ones can hide behind the makeover of a rampant climber. Given a bit of time, the climbing hydrangea, for instance, will make over 20 metres of growth Town gardens often lack [...] April 3, 2010 | Hello world!COUNTRY GARDENER Beautifully pleached tree Let March invoke a paean to pleaching. This old word is defined as ‘boughs interlaced, tangled.” Harbouring arbour desires? Longing for a shaded alley or the mere whimsy of a hedge on stilts? Pleaching creates living green structures and gives vertical interest without being greedy of space. It is a [...] |
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