Rachel the Gardener

 Yes, it's that time again: we have enjoyed the beautiful flamboyant Opium Poppies - Papavar somniferum:   ... but they have had their d...

  I'm often asked about where to buy plants: is it necessary, Clients ask me, to go to a proper Garden Centre, or can we take advantage ...

  If you've only ever seen Hen and Chicks being rosettes, you might not know that they do, from time to time, produce flowers! This is w...

  As it's Friday, here's what I hope will be a mildly amusing, short, article. I am often astonished/amused/horrified at some of the...

  I do have a bit of a "thing" about removing old leaves from Bearded Iris: this has always been for two reasons, but now it has g...