Rachel the Gardener

    There's something about the name Parthenocissus, I just find it wholly amusing! It starts off sounding all strong and tough, like th...

    Firstly, what do we mean by pot-bound? This refers to plants - usually perennials, or shrubs - which have been in a pot for so long that...

  I recently had an email from Linda ("Hi, Linda!") who was interested in my Garden Consultancy service , and was wanting help wit...

 Back in January of this year, I wrote a brief article about pruning that most bomb-proof of what I call “builder shrubs”, the Hypericum - v...

... said one of my Clients, yesterday. I was a bit nonplussed by this, my Clients don't usually enquire about my out-of-work activities,...