October has been an exceptional month. It has been a month of beautiful sunrises and sunsets providing a range of colours from red to golden-yellow. In the Findleberry garden the hydrangea paniculata continued to put on a good show, however, sadly as the leaves fell I finally had to prune the fading flowers. I have […]
Signs of life emerging February is a good a time as any to make a start on early spring clean-up. One of the first jobs for me is clearing away the outdoor greens left over from Christmas and taking down outdoor lights (usually I would have done this sooner but I had been away a few […]
Over the last few days I have been busy in the garden tidying up the spring flowers that have now passed their prime and pruning the lilacs. When it comes to pruning, you have to be very careful not to prune too much otherwise you upset the blooms for next year. You really do need to […]