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.

Wednesday, 23 February 2011

Daffodils

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The weather is getting milder and the first of the spring bulbs in my front garden are coming into flower. The main spring bulb in the front...

Wednesday, 16 February 2011

Save Our Bees

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There has been a lot of discussion lately about the decline in our bee population. This is a serious issue as bees don't just produce ho...

Saturday, 12 February 2011

Primroses and Polyantha

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I have just planted some primroses in the front garden. I love the native primrose, Primula vulgaris, a compact plant which grows to about 6...

Friday, 11 February 2011

My Lilac Tree is Saved

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In December last year I wrote about my lovely old lilac tree which was brought down by the heavy snowfall. I have been cutting back and clea...

Wednesday, 2 February 2011

Winter Flowering Jasmine

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The winter flowering jasmine (Jasmine Nudiflorum) flowers on the bare wood between November and April. It is a climbing plant which needs th...

Friday, 28 January 2011

Snowdrops - A Winter Favourite

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These beautiful flowering bulbs were introduced into this country in the 16th Century from the eastern Mediterranean. The first species were...

Wednesday, 29 December 2010

Looking Forward to Spring

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All the snow and ice has melted at last so I decided to walk down the garden and survey the damage. Most of the plants look flattened and ve...

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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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