Yesterday we saw the very first bumble bee pollinating our flowers, we was so thrilled that we shouted out in excitement "ooooooo a bee, its the first bee" today we saw the first butterfly we tried to take a picture, but they kept teasing me by flyin...

A few weeks ago we refreshed the hanging baskets that we made up in Autumn. We trialled Tradescantia Nanouk and the Tradescantia Purpurea they looked so pretty, but they only survived one frost and then they died a death. Everything else in the hangi...

Hi,I am writing all about herbs within my membership site, each post includes a little section on the herb, it's growing habits, the culinary uses, the medicinal uses and pruning. I am being blown away by the medicinal uses of the everyday herbs that...

Personally I think every day should be full of love not just one day that it is commercialised on, still its a chance to show the people or plants in your life that you love them! Later I intend to give all of my plant leaves a dusting because I have...

Valentines this week, I have been waking up full of the joys of Spring, which makes no sense as my life is a bit of a train wreck. Yesterday I discovered a park with crocuses planted in the grass, it was so beautiful I hope others appreciate it. I al...

What a beautiful sight the first daffodil of the season, did you know that they symbolize new beginnings, hope and rebirth due to their early arrival in spring. The trumpet shaped flower is said to be that shape as it's informing all of the other flo...

I don't know about you, but I love to see the first primula or snowdrop surfacing as it means that Winter is nearly over. Hip Hip Hooray! How exciting is it? Soon we can sow seeds, we can start preparing our gardens for the year ahead and we can tend...

Late last summer we planted some pansy seeds today we noticed that the first one has flowered (see picture) its always a great joy when something that you planted as a tiny seed becomes the plant and then when it flowers well the joy is immense. Did ...

Winter is my least favourite season almost everything goes to sleep or dies and this latest cold spell has almost destroyed lots of our outdoor plants. One thing that did make me smile today was the little Hebe that we added to our Autumn Winter hang...