Grape vine in autumn
Autumn leaves and sunshine provide a wonderful photo opportunity. Our grape vine has turned magnificent shades of red and gold. When I looked out of the back room window and saw the vine glinting in the sunshine I know that [...]
Read MoreMonet’s garden – the borders
We visited Monet’s garden on 10 August 2011. It is located 80 km West from Paris, France in the village of Giverny. Claude Monet, a master of impressionist painting, was born in 1840. He rented a house at Giverny in [...]
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Choose the Right Grass When Gardening
Guest post by Tony Allen. To achieve optimal gardening, garden hobbyists and home owners should recognize the significance of grass, [...]
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12 Ways You Can Prevent Lawn Disease
This is a guest post by Tony Allen. Disease pathogens are always present in your lawn. But whether they have [...]
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Should I Add Clover to my Lawn?
Tony Allen from the Natures Finest Seed website wrote to offer me a guest post for this blog. I looked [...]
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Gorgeous geraniums
We were browsing around our local garden centre when I spotted some attractive clay pots at a bargain price. There [...]
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Monet’s garden – the lily pond
Ten years after his arrival at his house in Giverny, Monet bought the piece of land neighbouring his property on [...]
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How to use stacked tubs for a dazzling display
Here is an idea that I came across in a French town square. I plan to try in my own garden [...]
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Glorious Gazanias
When we were in the garden centre choosing some plants for our tubs the brightly coloured gazania plants caught our [...]
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Runner beans survive blackfly infestation
A few weeks ago the new shoots on our runner beans were covered with blackfly. After consulting the wisdom of [...]
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Yucca recovering after frost damage
My five foot yucca has survived winters unscathed for many years. However, the winter of 2010/2011 took its toll and [...]
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