by greenandgorgeous | Mar 5, 2017 | Anemones, Blog, Cut flowers, Hellebores, Phlox, Photography, propagation, Seeds, Tulips
It was this time last year whilst pruning the roses that I got a call from Clare Foster, garden editor for House and Garden. She asked if I was interested in working with her on a 6 month series about growing flowers for cutting – each issue would be...
by greenandgorgeous | Feb 1, 2016 | Blog, Floristry, Hellebores, Hoes, Photography, Plant breeding, propagation, Seeds
I have been cutting back the old leaves on my Hellebores this week followed by a quick weed and mulch. My favorite tool of all time the Japanese Razor Hoe does a great job at getting all those pesky weeds out that like to colonize around the crown of the plant. I...
by greenandgorgeous | Apr 14, 2015 | Blog, dahlias, propagation
Hello and welcome… I have a feeling this might have been due a couple of weeks ago but the season has moved from pottering and contemplating to racing around the garden at full throttle. With a fully booked season ahead I have a lot of sowing and planting to do....
by greenandgorgeous | Feb 16, 2015 | Blog, Cut flowers, dahlias, propagation
This time last year I introduced my first Grow Along with a real garden favourite – Sweet Peas. Now is the perfect time to start a new one with the first flower I ever grew for cutting twenty years ago – the Dahlia. Although dahlias were deeply unfashionable...
