The Exotic Garden

The Exotic Garden in late October The summer has ended, the clocks have changed and we are now in the season of dark evenings...

Many apologies to all my readers for not blogging in such a horrendously long time – slap wrists. As you all know, if you miss a week, it soon becomes three and so on. I have been getting lots of pokes to get on with it – thank you all for being so interested. I ...

It’s already the third week of August and the evenings are drawing in fast, but thankfully many plants are only just coming to bloom or are now at their best. Before writing an article I like to have a slow meander around the garden to see what catches my eye. ...

Hallo fellow gardeners. It is high season and very warm here at the Exotic Garden with everything going crazy, especially with all the rain of late. In the last few days the heat has turned up a few notches with very warm humid days and nights...

It’s been another windy week here, plants falling over left right and centre -oh well, this is a British summer after all. I’m still waiting for the full blown hot summer predicted by the Met office! It...

Hallo all – I hope you have had a joyous week in your gardens and that everything is blooming wonderful! ...

Greetings fellow gardeners. I hope you are all enjoying your summer so far, here or abroad...

Today, it is a pleasant, almost balmy 14C, with a milky late winter sun. What a pleasure it is to work in the garden after such a desperately long and dreary winter...

I have dragged myself into the blogosphere, screaming and shouting. Do I really want to write a blog – will anyone read it? I hope at least one or two avid gardeners will pass a glance at my ranting and ravings. ...

Sadly, the end of the season has finally arrived here at the Exotic Garden with tomorrow afternoon’s opening being the last of 2008. ...

What a deliriously wonderful time of year this is, with such warm days and – moderately – mild nights. Well we do live in Britain after all! Th...

Greetings to all my fellow blogger followers – I hope you have arrived safely and approve of my blogs new home on the Exotic Garden website, where you can find out more information about the garden and what goes on here. Please do give me feedback on your thoughts about the new site. ...