Love My Garden

Gardening blog featuring a medium sized traditional English garden with mature trees, shrubs, lawn, herbaceous borders, vegetable patch, greenhouse and containers. All photos have been taken in my garden.

Saturday, 21 December 2013

Sarcococcus confusa (Christmas Box)

Sarcococcus confusa, also called Sweet Box or Christmas Box because of the small but fragrant white flowers produced around this time of y...

Sunday, 28 April 2013

Spring Lawn Care

Last year's wet summer and the long cold winter have left my lawn looking a bit worse for wear. Spring has arrived late this year so I n...

Wednesday, 13 February 2013

Corylus avellana 'Contorta' (Corkscrew Hazel)

Although my garden is only medium sized I have a habit of buying plants as if I had a much larger garden. As a result I have a lot of plan...

Tuesday, 27 November 2012

Gaillardia aristata (Gaillardia grandiflora)

Gaillardia aristata, also called Gaillardia grandiflora is a beautiful red and yellow daisy like flower which is excellent for cutting....

Wednesday, 31 October 2012

White Flowered Plants

Cool colours are often used in the English garden as they are well suited to the light and climate. White flowers are especially bea...

Sunday, 30 September 2012

Violas and Pansies

Viola tricolor, also known as heartsease, is an easy to grow little plant for containers or planting under shrubs in the border. It is on...

Friday, 31 August 2012

Getting Rid of Slugs and Snails

It's official - we've just had the wettest summer for one hundred years and the slugs in my garden are loving it. Both flowering pla...

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About Me

Jeanne: I first became interested in gardening when I was 10 years old. Part of our rear garden was designated as a vegetable patch and I earned my pocket money by helping dad to dig it over and plant our vegetables. Dad gave me a small area to grow my own veg and I planted herbs and strawberries. These are still favourites for me to grow in my own garden today. I love gardening. It's such fun to create different looks and experiment with different plants. My garden is not a manicured show garden but I love it and everything in it. There is a good variety of plants which I'm always looking to expand. I cannot visit a garden centre without buying something. The problem is I don't always think about where I can fit it in until after I've bought it. The garden is always evolving and changing and will never be finished - that's the beauty of gardening. My favourite time is when I've mowed the lawn and finished weeding and tidying and I can sit down with a nice glass of wine or a long cold beer and just relax and enjoy the fruits of my labour.

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