Gardening
If you have any garening ideas, questions or queries you'd like to ask Anne please click here and select 'Gardening' from the drop down box. She will try to answer as many questions as possible in future monthly releases!
Gardening tips for February 2012
One memorable moment of 2011 was eating elderflower pancakes on the beach at Branscombe just a few miles from where we live. This was the treat at the end of a foraging ramble run by the National Trust, which fed...... Read more
Date Posted: 13/01/2012
Gardening tips for January 2012
The star plant shining out in my garden this month is a witch hazel. On the plus side for these fabulous winter-flowering plants, spidery blooms of yellow, red or interesting burnt sugar shades burst out of rounded buds right now,...... Read more
Date Posted: 16/12/2011
Gardening tips for December 2011
This month in general and Christmas in particular are challenging times for gardeners. Our plots are stripped of their summer regalia, herbaceous perennials have died back and leaves fallen from deciduous trees and shrubs. Yet we still want a crisp...... Read more
Date Posted: 18/11/2011
Gardening tips for November 2011
Like many gardeners, I wish I could have a crystal ball, to gaze into the future and see what sort of winter weather is coming. We all got used to mild and wet, with many of us starting to believe...... Read more
Date Posted: 14/10/2011
Gardening tips for October 2011
The orange month October is a very orange month, with trees like Japanese maples and witch hazels changing colour, pumpkins ripening and everything lit with low shafts of glowing autumn sun. Go out on cool, dewy mornings and you'll find beautiful...... Read more
Date Posted: 16/09/2011
Gardening tips for September 2011
Economy borders Owners of brand new plots, folk like me who've lost tender plants during the last two cold winters and those who've recently cleared overgrown gardens will all be looking for ways of filling gaps cheaply. I love the challenge of filling borders on...... Read more
Date Posted: 19/08/2011
Gardening Ideas for August 2011
August is a good month in the garden because you should be enjoying plenty of fruit, veg and flowers at a time when the deadlines of spring sowings and plantings have all been safely met. Weed growth usually slows down and even slugs...... Read more
Date Posted: 15/07/2011
Gardening Ideas for July 2011
As you may have noticed, I have a relaxed gardening style which encourages as much wildlife as possible into our plot, which is good for my soul and, I believe, great for the garden. To maintain a rich diversity, I don't over tidy and...... Read more
Date Posted: 17/06/2011
Gardening Ideas for June 2011
This is the month of the rose, opening from exquisite buds to fill our gardens with silky-petalled, fragrant blooms. Some gardeners have a love-hate relationship with them, because although their flowers are undeniably lovely, the plants themselves are not so pretty, especially in autumn and...... Read more
Date Posted: 13/05/2011
Gardening Ideas for May 2011
Do you show off when it comes to the garden? I'm afraid I do, in all departments. Mostly, I just want to share an amazing plant with anyone who passes by. I'll grab visitors by the arm and drag them round to the front...... Read more
Date Posted: 15/04/2011
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