Not just for Christmas
I’m always shocked to see the skeletal remains of Christmas trees on the streets of towns and cities after Twelfth Night. It seems all the more poignant when you consider the number of years taken to [...]
Off with their heads? Not yet
Many gardeners seem to have an in-built tidiness gene and go out armed with the secateurs to chop back things that they think look messy. This not only leaves you with precious little to look [...]
A taste for flies
Flies aren’t much of a nuisance in the UK at this time of year, but in the summer we seem to get more than our fair share buzzing around here in rural Dorset. And it’s [...]
Get to know your trees
We tend to take trees for granted in our garden, parks and countryside. And in winter, devoid of leaves, you may pay them even less attention. But outlined against a bright blue sky on a sunny day, [...]