One of the first shrubs I bought for my garden was a cornus sanguinea Midwinter Fire. I saw it in the bargain section of a now defunct nursery on the A140 in Norfolk. I picked it up because I liked the shape, and the leaves and its muted peachy stem colour. I planted it in spring without much further thought… Read more →
Month: October 2015
October: What To Do Now
The bottom of my garden smells of fennel today. Seven-foot stems, covered in feathery leaves, are holding up dried seedheads at just the right height for me to get a good sniff as I walk past. And there are still so many jewel-coloured flowers out: roses, sedums, mallows, hardy fuschia, verbena bonariensis. Some flowers are only just coming into their… Read more →