Magical plants for a shady garden
That legendary gardener Vita Sackville-West once wrote about the complex flowers of Tricyrtis, the toad lily. She loved the delicate...
Replanting after summer’s droughts
October marks the beginning of autumn in our gardens. This hot summer’s droughts have wrought a deadly toll in the...
Roses all the way
by Sally Gregson After the roasting-hot, roller-coaster ride that was this summer, late September days bring a little relief. It...
Ornamental grasses
by Sally Gregson Many gardeners have been growing fashionable, ornamental grasses in their gardens since the turn of this century....
The Benett’s bonkers for begonias
The fourth annual ‘Best Begonia Basket in the Benett Bar’ competition at the Benett Arms, Semley, produced its usual riot...
WI bids farewell to a long, hot summer
Members of the Blandford Evening Women’s Institute visit Holme for Gardens… Every August, the Blandford Evening WI (BEWI) group usually...
Glads all over…
By Sally Gregson. We are all familiar these days with gladioli cut and arranged in a tall, narrow-necked jug –...
Making more for next summer
By Sally Gregson. August can be a disappointing month. Despite weeks of drought, inevitably it seems to rain just when...
Flowers power from Poundbury Gardens to Kingfisher Ward
Poundbury Gardens near Dorchester, part of The Gardens Group of three garden centres (which includes Castle Gardens in Sherborne, and...
60 seconds with… Queen Bee, Paula Carnell
From artist to global naturopathic bee expert and consultant to the unique Beezantium at The Newt at Hadspen House, Paula...
