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I was thinking the other day just how yellow my autumn has been. I say ‘my’ autumn because it has been strongly influenced by the plants in this garden. The best yellow has been from our field maples, which turned the most lovely buttery yellow just before the leaves fell. We planted a whole load all around the garden and ...

I must confess I quite like November as it gives me the chance to wear something wooly. A thick jumper and my warmest alpaca socks and I can lapse into a world of chunky cashmere. Winter is coming so the garden and I might as well make the most of the dropping temperatures and cosy up. One day it has ...

Now I know a lot of people will be thinking ‘oh autumn’ and shut the shed door until spring, but the year isn’t over ...

I may have said this before, but I love this month. On September the first I celebrate my anniversary of coming here - starting my 29th year this year ...

As I write two buzzards are soaring steadily above the garden, their big, broad wings riding the air with mastery ...

I've realised two things. Firstly, you can never have too many climbing roses ...

It’s been a busy few weeks. The builders have completed all the steel edging around the drive, Hew and I have had a site visit to see how our bespoke metal gates that we’re having made for the new walled garden are coming along – superbly is the answer, we’ve enjoyed giving lots of guided house and garden tours and ...

There cannot be a more jubilant month in the gardener's calendar than May ...

Why do I love April so much? ...

Is there ever a bad year for daffodils? ...