Wasn’t the recent rain fantastic, while hand watering keeps plants alive rain changes the whole picture, it was lovely the way so many perked up overnight. The nursery and garden have been filled with flowers, alas plants in the nursery grow best when the flower buds are trimmed off and they can concentrate more on […]

I have a confession to make I think I’m a plantaholic, rarely content with one or two of a species I like, I want more of them, many more. I come from a family of collectors, with my Dad it was pocket watches, my brother amassed different breeds of poultry and ancient Citroens, while my […]