Bulbs are not just for springtime.  Not just for the burst of yellow daffodils in March, although they are, and rightly so, the backbone of many a spring border.  But did you know that you can have a bulb in flower practically every day of the year? What’s more, bulbs (tubers and corms) are perennials.  They will be long lived in your garden and gradually, over time, increase in number, so better get planting now and throughout the year so you will always have beautiful flower bulbs, whatever the season.............

Here we are, as I write, in national lockdown again in the UK. But this time, there is a quiet resignation with folks, that, whilst so difficult for many, it is the only course of action to take. The need to ‘Stay at Home, Protect our NHS and Save Lives’ has never been more relevant. However, let’s not dwell on that, I have important gardening related stuff to tell you ..........

With renewed hope for the good health of everyone worldwide in 2021, the vastness of those words still seems a little optimistic sitting her, warm and cosy, in front of my scribbling machine, thinking about my garden, its summer flowers & veggies and plants in general.  But it has been in our gardens that the everyday tasks of sowing, growing, nurturing, harvesting and eating of vegetables and growing flowers have brought millions of us great comfort .........