Spring Combinations

Spring Combinations 3 APRIL, 2016 Spring Perrenials Shrubs Garden A bright yellow colour is nowadays, to say it diplomatic, not highly appreciated in gardens. However, I would pay a fortune to travel back to the beginning of the sixties to see Dumbarton Oaks....

Similarities

Similarities 7 FEBRUARY, 2016 Shrubs Winter Garden The leaves of the Hamamelis mollis has some similarities with that of the hazel. Acquainted with the practice of dowsing the first colonists of North America called it the witch hazel when they were confronted with...

When autumn meets spring

When Autumn meets Spring 10 JANUARY, 2016 Garden Wintertime Roses Today I take a stroll through our garden just to see what’s going on. December was unusually mild with temperatures up to 15⁰C (59⁰F). It is as if wintertime is definitely excluded from the seasons.    ...