How can I be sure that this is spring? It is warmer, yes. The beautiful but icy grip of the Scandinavian anticyclone is loosened. It is d...

It is cold. After a wonderful sunny March as is often said “We have paid for it!!” Cold nights, freezing dawns, cold days, five degrees…....

Plant of the month - April Primula Auricula We have a wide collection of these extraordinary little plants. Intense colours and subtle d...

BEHIND THE SCENES AT A FAMILY PLANT NURSERY No. 1 - SECRETS OF THE SELLING BEDS We run the bathroom tap all winter to ensure the pipes...

Like the GilbertWhite of Abriachan, I crept stealthily up the path towards the pond, camera switched on, lens extended, fingers hovering e...

Does any flower give more hope than snowdrops! Pure white modest flowers with a chaste beauty, that belies there tough nature. There th...

Since we have returned from New Zealand I have walked through our garden and woodlands most days.   It is usually late afternoon before I ...

If you know Christchurch as we do, it is very sad just now to see the cleared sites and demolition work that followed the Earthquakes earlie...

The Buzz from the Hive Autumn and time for the beekeeper to relax a little, take stock of the honey crop and start to prepare the bees f...