Autumn this year has started damp, grey and miserable. For the past few weeks morning mists have given way to drizzle, making gardening just a distant dream. Sun is forecast from the middle of this Read more […]
Birds play an important role in the ecosystem of our gardens. During the spring and summer months they eat pests such as slugs, snails, caterpillars and aphids and feast on unwanted, bruised windfall fruit. Read more […]
French Name: L’hélénie I remember my parents having great swathes of Helenium dotted around our back garden when I was growing up. Perhaps it’s for this reason or because my Gran always had them Read more […]
Today is the Fête Nationale here in France or as it is more commonly known outside of France; Bastille Day. It’s a national holiday that commemorates the storming of the Bastille on 14th July 1789, Read more […]
French name: Hémérocalle As we enter July, my Daylilies are in full flower, and although each individual bloom is short-lived each plant is packed full of flowering stems which altogether will create Read more […]
French name: Le Gazé The Black-veined white butterfly, Aporia crataegi, was once a common sight across France, but in more recent years it has become scarce particularly in the North and North-East Read more […]