Rachel the Gardener

  Yup, it's that time again: the earliest Daffs are already over, although there are plenty more yet to come. And already people are ask...

  Said the Highwayman. Noble lord in carriage: "Lupins?" Highwayman, impatiently: "Yes, yes, Lupins. Come on, hand them over....

  Or is it?? It's late March as I write, and although we are having sunny days with a welcome increase in temperature, it's still pe...

  I recently gave a course on Tree Identification in Winter, in Wiltshire, which was a lot of fun - well, it was for me, as I love teaching!...

  We all love Winter Jasmine - Jasminum nudiflorum - for the wild splash of colour it gives us, in the depths of winter, at a time when not ...