English Gardening
Graham Leatherbarrow
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This month is my last article on English Town Gardening and Suite 101. So I look back on my small garden's history and how quite by accident I became a gardener at all.
As we near the end of a truly remarkable summer, I examine my own current garden projects and look forward to other exciting prospects just over the horizon.
Gardening with nature should be on the agenda of all gardeners. High summer brings problems of drought, aphids, fungal disease that can all affect our plants performance. I look at how nature can help us to help ourselves combat some of the problems we gardeners face.
Looking at mid summer highlights in my garden. Roses, clematis and the mixed border provide lots of colour and texture for those warm long evenings. The delights of water in the garden and coping with unexpected visitors are all part of high summer.
With May almost over, we look at what is currently in flower and what highlights are to come. June is dominated by roses. I look at what the older roses have to offer for impatient gardeners.
Clematis and hardy geraniums are also traditional members of the mixed border in summer. In my ...
With spring now well under way the activity in the garden is at its height. I continue with my re-potting and replace one or two shrubs that have simply passed away or failed to live up to expectations.
My feverish gardening activity is watched closely by the garden robin and I see ...
Early spring is a very busy time for most gardeners. During an extended dry sunny spell, I have been busy re-potting container plants, feeding and mulching borders.
I look at what might need re-potting amongst our permanent plantings, re-discover the joys of flowering potted camellias and describe the way I feed ...
On the Threshold of Another Spring
With another spring just over the horizon, I look at the many spring jobs now demanding attention. I also enjoy the early spring flowers and look forward to the main spring show to come.
With Christmas now behind us, we look at the winter garden and what improvements we can make. Tackling these jobs now before the spring rush, can make all the difference to the gardener's workload.
As Christmas approaches I re-discover a valuable item of gardening technology and enjoy the many birds now visiting the garden during the short winter days. I also explain how to prune your climbing roses to give them a head start for next season and look forward to some floral winter delights ...