Barbecue Bliss
The aroma of sizzling sausages
probably isn't quite what Mother Nature had in mind
when she invented warm summer evenings, but there's
no doubt that the waft of a barbecue on a Saturday night
in June has fast become a British institution. |
Chelsea Highlights
I hope you've all been enjoying the sights and sounds of the
Chelsea Flower Show this week and if you're like me you've
been busy dreaming about how to copy it in your own back garden!
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Respect the Rhodos
If there's one plant which deserves our respect, it's the Rhododendron. It's easily the biggest family of cultivated plant in this country and certainly one of the most historic.
Just about every stately home will boast displays by the hundred and the chances are you’ve been enjoying the blooms
of at least one during the last few weeks. |
It’s all about Food and Drink for a 'Pukka' Patio
Out of the millions of hanging baskets and containers which will be planted throughout
the country during the next few weeks, how will yours fare this year? Will you
be the envy of the neighbourhood, or have past attempts resembled a dried up
Christmas tree on Twelfth Night? Fear not, advice for beautiful baskets and pukka
planters is here!
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