Two really old (about 60 years) Philadelphus varieties are in bloom now and worthy of a visit. One is single and the other a ‘quill’

At last, the roses have decided to peep out now that June is just around the corner. Madame Alfred Carriere has been out for a

I’ve been blaming a young rabbit on the disappearance of all the lower leaves of my Aquilegas but on closer examination I find that it

Last week, a few days before Christmas, I was wandering around the garden collecting greenery to do my Christmas floral decorations. I suddenly remembered that

Well I never saw anything like it – last week it looked like the tulips in pots would take another week or two to appear

Hurray, at last the weather has become warm, sultry and sunny! The smells in the evening garden are amazing – the sweet vanilla-like fragrance of

2 months ago our pond was clear and you could see the newly hatched tadpoles – now it’s like green soup and there’s a definite

Bluebells in the Easter sunshine.  They have naturalised under the variegated Weigela and are a great splash of colour in the front yard. They grow

The 60 year old cedar greenhouse suffered badly over the Winter months, firstly the weight of snow broke many panes of glass and then some

Sunrise on Easter Sunday morning at 05.54hrs as seen from the nearby Leadmines Chimney.

It was a harsh winter but at last the spring is here. The garden at Knockrose is having a complete overhaul. Five trees have been