Gardening Through the Seasons
A few years ago I wrote this series of articles, describing jobs in the garden each month and highlighting some of my seasonal favourite plants. I talk about what we have here at Stillingfleet Lodge Garden and some of my gardening influences.
I have now slightly amended these articles to bring them up to date. I will be sharing them on a monthly basis throughout 2022.
September: Make Space for Autumn Colour
I was born in the autumn and I love everything about the season, Keats ‘Season of mellow fruitfulness’ seems to sum it up exactly and is one of the poems…
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Phlox, Salvias and Dahlias Fill the Borders in August
August is a difficult time in the garden, after the summer rush of roses and geraniums and before we enjoy the asters and autumn colour we need to look for…
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July: Perfect Summer Days – Roses, Tomatoes and Herbs
Our gardens are probably at their best in mid-summer. Thatched cottages draped with honeysuckle and roses epitomise the idea of England and summer. I love roses but was brought up…
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June – Plants for Butterflies, Birds and Bees
This month is one of the sunniest and the time when we all hope that our gardens will be full of butterflies and bumblebees, if you feel your garden has…
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May: The Month for Seed Sowing
This is an important month for seed sowing, the soil is warming up and it is an ideal time to start the vegetable and annual seed sowing. Time for my…
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April: Flowering Cherries and Crab Apples
The flowering cherries and crab apples are at their very best now. It is an ideal time to see the wide range of small flowering trees available, too many gardens…
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February in the Garden – Seed Packets, Pruning and Planting
The catalogues have arrived and numerous packets of sweet pea seed have been ordered, I could not live without a small pot of scented flowers on my windowsill. Please do…
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Gardens in January
January is a time for planning how your garden can be improved, looking back at mistakes and remembering which parts of the garden need attention. It is also a time…
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Longer Days and Daffodils – the Garden in March
Plants are bursting through the soil all over the garden, I love walking round the garden in March, ignoring all the jobs, just to see what has developed overnight. As…
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