Here come the shape shifters
We have a large clump of bamboo. It was here when we arrived, has the potential to be highly invasive and we should have taken it out at...
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Sue
- Sep 6
- 3 min
September garden tasks
What needs to be done in the garden in September depends so much upon the weather. It is one of those change-over months which can mean a...
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Sue
- Aug 23
- 3 min
Summertime in a jar
On our kitchen windowsill - tarragon macerating in white wine vinegar, some rather optimistically taken soft wood cuttings and ripening...
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Sue
- Aug 13
- 3 min
Winners and losers
This evening I am wandering around the garden at what I hope will be the end of the last canicule of 2022, notebook in hand. I want to...
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Sue
- Aug 2
- 4 min
August in the garden
I have never known heat like this. It has been sustained for week after week and we find ourselves in the third official "canicule" -...
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Sue
- Jun 30
- 5 min
July in the garden
I write this on June 30th as we approach sun baked July (it is currently raining heavily). At least that means that I should not have to...
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Sue
- Jun 1
- 3 min
June in the Garden
And now it is summer…expect rain imminently. Or possibly. Despite a very wet early spring already there are water restrictions in France....
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Sue
- May 31
- 3 min
Splurge on spurge
Spurge is the common name for wild euphorbias - a little acid green plant common in some meadows and verges. They are members of a...
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Sue
- May 12
- 4 min
May's to do list
Apologies for the late arrival of May's to do list, but I have been busy catching up on things that I should have done in April. It is...
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Sue
- May 4
- 3 min
Divine drumsticks
We are experiencing wonderful weather for early May. Sunshine, little wind and high temperatures - temperatures of 28C and 29C are...
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Sue
- Apr 27
- 3 min
My top 10 herbs
First the shrubs - you can find space for some of these in your ornamental garden Rosemary - An ornamental shrub which loves a dry...
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Sue
- Apr 27
- 2 min
Hurray to the end of the hungry gap
The hungry gap happens in spring. It is the period between the end of your winter vegetable harvest and the moment you can start eating...
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Sue
- Apr 21
- 2 min
You should never count your chickens.
It is a very sad morning here in the garden - Mrs Pookie, our bantam hen who has been sitting on10 eggs has disappeared and so have all...
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Sue
- Apr 18
- 3 min
Easter Eggs
One of our bantam hens has gone broody - she went missing on Easter Saturday and, after a considerable time hunting for her, Richard...
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Sue
- Mar 31
- 3 min
Things to do in April
April is out to fool us - watch the weather. It is capricious at this time of year. It has been an odd start to the year - most things...
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Sue
- Mar 16
- 3 min
Fritillarias - an ambition achieved
I love fritillarias, but have had difficulties growing them in France. This has been disappointing because although they look delicate...
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Sue
- Mar 6
- 2 min
Things to do in March
March is busy and there can be a lot to do in your garden, depending on what you grow., so here is a selection of the most important jobs...
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Sue
- Mar 4
- 5 min
Dahlias
Dahlias are easy to grow, they come in a profusion of shapes, sizes and colours, flower from summer until late autumn and you can both...
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Sue
- Feb 27
- 2 min
Itchy fingers
Every year, in February, I feel compelled to start sowing seeds – vegetables and flowers – and I have to rein myself in from starting too...
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Sue
- Feb 4
- 4 min
Things to do in February
At some point in February the weather starts to warm up and plants start to move - sometimes at a terrific pace. Crocus bulbs can develop...
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