I've fallen a little in love with all things grey in the garden and I don't just mean with my very own silver fox Mr M. A lovely hour browsing online confirmed that although it's not properly caught on everywhere, lots of people agree that exterior grey with lush planting looks fabulous and can look equally gorgeous... Continue Reading →
It's that time of year again, when freckles come out and fingernails get dirty! Time to sort your outside space, however big or small, taking the inside out and the outside in. We've spent all weekend preparing one of our rental communal areas for the Didsbury Open Gardens event next Sunday and both felt a huge... Continue Reading →
This was a delightful craft project I did for Crafty Magazine and I just found this post hidden in my drafts, better late than never! Inspired by the Japanese art of Kokedama or moss ball making, where plants are held in a suspension of earth bound by moss and string or wire. There's a great... Continue Reading →
Moregeous Mansions is still in the dusty stage, with the extension all built but the main house now being ripped apart, so I'm dreaming of the time it's filled with greenery again. The south facing windows mean my home's a house plant paradise and I love being surrounded with indoor foliage. Here are some ideas... Continue Reading →
After the delightful news that we passed the Didsbury Open Gardens test and will be included in their event in June, I couldn't help but look round the communal rental garden I look after for our tenants with a somewhat more critical eye. All the planting will bloom beautifully with colour over the coming weeks... Continue Reading →
A few months ago I was reading about a place I really want to visit one day, Prince Charles' amazing Highgrove Garden and how it has its very own Thyme Walk, a description I found captivating. As you know I spend a ridiculously large amount of time (no pun intended) caring for and planting at... Continue Reading →
This book in 3 words: Accessible, Friendly, Practical. Step by Step books are often a little prescriptive & bossy and can feel a bit like being back at school with an overbearing biology teacher on a long Thursday afternoon, but this book, written by Manchester's Allotment Junkie - Paul - is far, far from it.... Continue Reading →
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