Rachel the Gardener

Wildflower meadows in a domestic setting

Parch marks in grass: Hidden Secrets

When NOT to attempt to prune your corkscrew Willow

Scorched grass and hosepipe bans: the silver lining

Rose Dieback: what is it, really?

Salix Kilmarnock: knowing when to call it a day

Wrong plant, wrong place?

Acorn Update: it just gets better!

Ladybirds: a bumper year for them?

June Newsletter

Fascinated by Fasciation: today, Spear Thistle!

Building the Rose Tower

Irish Yew: what a terrible thing to do to it!!

It's Ermine moth time again, folks!

Acorns: One of these Things is Not Like the Others

Salix Kilmarnock - it's in trouble, folks!

How to re-wet a dried-out tree in a pot

“Life... will find a way...”

Grafted Weeping Cherry: all is not lost!

Roses against walls: do not tuck them behind the wires!

New Edition: Compost and Leaf Mold!

Hellebore seedlings - not worth the effort

Apple pruning in winter.

Peony buds are bursting forth!

Ground Elder: invasion from next door

Festuca glauca - Blue Grass - did they survive the winter?