SueMay 43 minDivine drumsticksWe are experiencing wonderful weather for early May. Sunshine, little wind and high temperatures - temperatures of 28C and 29C are...
SueMar 163 minFritillarias - an ambition achievedI love fritillarias, but have had difficulties growing them in France. This has been disappointing because although they look delicate...
SueMar 45 minDahliasDahlias are easy to grow, they come in a profusion of shapes, sizes and colours, flower from summer until late autumn and you can both...
SueSep 21, 20213 minLike a child in a sweet shop....When I start to choose spring flowering bulbs I behave like a child in a sweet shop. I end up with a basket full of more than I can...
SueSep 14, 20212 minBorder PatrolPerfect opportunity this week to reshape a border I have been meaning to attend to for the last year. I want to square up the grass area...
SueAug 17, 20213 minAll gone to seedOver the last 10 days I have been collecting the last of my summer seeds - and there is time to collect more. Sunny days, when seed heads...
SueJul 9, 20211 minThe Ghost PlantPlant of the week: Graptopetalum paraguayense - also known as the Leatherpetal or Ghost Plant. This succulent is very happy in well...
SueJul 6, 20211 minThe camels of the plant world They are succulents.... not a formal botanical classification but a name given to plants which store water in fleshy stems, leaves or...
SueMay 24, 20212 minDivide and ProsperI read somewhere that the three most popular French flowering plants are the rose, the peony and the iris –and it is not hard to...