Photo essay: Snowy Peak
One of the many great advantages of living in Sheffield* is its proximity to the Peak District. In fact, one third of Sheffield IS in the Peak District. Blue skies and the sparkling of the recently fallen snow meant we …
Gardening with ME: sowing broad beans via micro-tasking
“I’m going to sow some broad beans”. It sounds like a simple enough task. Like you can just pop outside for a few minutes and quickly sow the beans. But of course it isn’t so straight-forward. Before you sow you …
Sheffield Botanical Gardens: Autumn-Winter structure, form and colour
Since moving to Sheffield, Kevin and I have often visited Sheffield Botanical Gardens. It’s free to visit, but I’ve joined the Friends of the Botanical Gardens, Sheffield in order to support it. Plus, they have some great talks on, that a free to …
End of month view: November 2014
November appeared a quieter time in the garden. Although the mild weather has meant that some things are still flowering that really shouldn’t be (I’m looking at you nasturtiums), much of the garden has moved into shadow, and the main …
Heucheras, Heucherellas & Tiarellas: a few notes
Attending a Friends of the Botanical Gardens, Sheffield talk today, I picked up some useful tips on growing Heucheras, Heucherellas & Tiarellas from Vicky Fox of Plantagogo. I’m sharing my notes here because, a) it will help me remember, and b) in …
Garden visit: autumn in the Alpine House at Cambridge Botanic Garden
Following on from my last post on some of the autumn colours at Cambridge Botanic Garden, are some alpines from the Alpine House. I think there is a tendency to think of alpines as more late Spring-early Summer flowering plants, …
Garden visit: autumn colours at Cambridge Botanic Garden
We made a return visit to Cambridge Botanic Garden on the weekend, this time to enjoy the Autumn colours. This is a garden that never fails to please, although for some reason I’ve only seen it is Winter and Spring in the …