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We thought this image of floral magic would be welcome as the days grow shorter and the garden begins to withdraw. We have been growing chrysanthemums for the first time this year and they appear here alongside other late flowering perennials - dahlia and salvia. Still so much to savour and appreciate as winter draws near.

It seemed so sudden, the shift in temperature, smell, sound and a feeling that heralds the arrival of autumn. In the garden there is a...

Their time has arrived. Bursting with colour, poise and dazzling geometric shapes they certainly make their arrival known. We are...

We've just lifted our potatoes on the allotment creating an opportunity to plant seeds which we hope will journey safely through the...

They take an age to arrive, hoisted up on great stems, reaching high towards the sky and then, they're there - huge, magnificent, turning...

The Butterfly Conservation charity declared a national 'Butterfly Emergency' last year following the publication of it's annual Big...

We've been captivated by this exquisite perennial since we first saw it planted on mass in the gardens of a French chateau some years ago....

Our attention was drawn this week to these striking poppies on our allotment, and these bees gorging themselves on the plentiful supply...

We have been experimenting with recycled receptacles for our bountiful sweet pea harvest. Food cans, in their pared back, 'tin' form,...

We have continued to be wowed by the sweet pea harvest this year. An early morning rise to crop the flowers for hydrating and bouquet...

Digitalis, Foxglove, 'Apricot Beauty' is now at it's peak in the garden. Full of irony, being both toxic to humans but containing...

Our first bouquet, a glorious mix of Lathyrus odoratus 'Sweet peas', Alchemilla mollis, Salvia 'Amistad' (aka 'Friendship Sage'),...

A joy cutting flowers for our first bouquets. We have read that clean storage containers and cutting utensils are essential in...

We had been advised to sow sweet peas in October, over winter, harden off and then risk planting out before the frosts are a distant...

We're so excited to see, for the first time this year, the beautifully scented, pastel coloured blooms of the sweet pea along with the...

After much preparation, planning and planting we have just launched our website. We are delighted with its look and hope it will be a...