It might surPrize you to know …

Did I mention I thought I was going to have another letter published in the RHS magazine – The Garden? I received an email from them advising that mine was going to be the star letter in the forthcoming issue. It was about placing a Drosera Capensis plant in among your house plants to control fungus gnats. …

“We need to work with nature not against it” – Sir David Attenborough

Have you started watching David Attenborough’s Secret Garden yet – it’s to commemorate his 100th year on this planet? I’ve watched the first couple of episodes and I’m finding the series both fascinating and delightful – well mostly, apart from the gory clips, like dragon flies eating tadpoles and the tension when the neighbourhood cat, …

Every little helps

I suppose it’s a bit late now, but I do wish you a very happy and healthy 2026! I haven’t done much gardening so far this year – it’s just been too cold and wet. I have been reading about gardening though and watching gardening programmes and videos. The RHS Magazine, The Garden, included a …