Home produce: Grow Your Own A Quick Guide

Herb Garden Salad

 

My own garden salad. Made impromptu from my herb garden.

Sorrel, wild garlic, Salad Burnet, chives, mixed salad leaves, lambs lettuce, flat leaf parsley, wild rocket and for a sprinkling of colour few violas. Top with a dressing of French mustard, grilled lemon, toasted sesame seed oil and a drop of maple syrup.

There is nothing technical in this quick fix salad and it tasted great.

Companion Planting, Plants That Should and Should Not Be Grown Together

Companion planting is usually something we discuss in reference to protecting our vegetables from pests and enhancing their growth. Herbs in general are very beneficial when often aromatic creating distraction.

Here Are Some Plants That support One Another

Saxifraga in Spring

 

Beautiful low matt forming perennial alpines.

Dwarf lilac Syringa meyer Palibin Looking it's Best

Syringa meyeri Palibin

So here are my 2 dwarf lilacs in their full glory. These are in bud and just waiting to flower. This is a much smaller species of lilac that what we are used to but has all the benefits of one of the best shrubs for fragrance. I love this but smaller and daintier shrub.

A Gorgeous Fragrant Spring Flowering Evergreen Shrub Viburnum Burkwoodii

Another gorgeous viburnum with evergreen foliage, fragrant spring blossom and great autumn colour. This is Burkwoodii

Spring Favourites Spirea x arguta

One of the big spring favourites Spirea x arguta out in early spring. A feathery tall shrub with a cascade of bridal like white flowers. It's a tough shrub. I seam to be able to grow it everywhere. I think you could make a hedge of it as I like the soft foliage but it is deciduous.

Top Perennial Plants for Early Colour This Spring

Lamprocapnos Spectablis, Dicentra Spectablis or good old Bleeding Heart. What ever you now call this perennial it is just lovely.

Vinca, Primula elata, pulsatila, pulminaria, geraniums, bergena, bruneria, polemoniumn, (Solmon's Seal) Polygonatum and tiarella are just some of the gorgeous perennials performing at the moment.

Exochordia Is A beautiful Spring Flowering Shrub

Exochordia  xmacrantha, one of my all-time spring favourites it is soon to be absolutely flush with flowers. Otherwise known as the pearl bush.

Magnolias Month of Glory

Magnolia stellata (Star Magnolia)

Magnolias really about to have their month of glory. I have seen the deep purple Susan, soft pink Betty, Magnolia × loebneri Leonard Messel, M.stellata, Magnolia × soulangeana and Vulcan another deep coloured variety all flowering soon.

Edible flowers Are Abundant All Year Round

Edible flowers are a hot topic at the moment and whilst I do not recommend taking risks with something new if you may have allergens and many people have pollen allergies there are many reasons for adding pretty flowers to your salads and cakes.

April Gardener's Calendar

Here is what you could be getting on with in the garden this month

Spring Flowers For Mother's Day

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Spring is Blooming, the Bees are Buzzing

The David Austin Rose Garden

 

W O R K I N G  W I T H  D A V I D  A U S T I N 

The Plant Hunter - Our New Range

 

N E W  A N D  M O R E  U N U S U A L 

Choosing the Roses for your Garden

Fragrant Roses – Choosing the roses for your garden with Julia & Jacky Sat, 26 Apr, 10:15 FREE TO BOOK on our website EVENTS tab

March Gardener’s Calendar

March is the month the garden really wakes up. The spring primroses are gorgeous, lots of bulbs are coming through there is some early blossom on the tree. Daphne odora will bless us with its fragrance, magnolias will look their best, camellias are out now. Many alpines are out in flower and they look so pretty. It's a great month. Everything is fresh.

February Gardener's Calendar

Spring is coming. Snowdrops are just in flower. Daffodils are opening soon and the hellebores look stunning. It is time to get back out in the garden.

Refresh and Rejuvenate Your Home this Spring

 

D E C L U T T E R  Y O U R   H O M E

Shades of Winter to Revitalise your Home

 

W A R M C H O C O L A T E T O N E S

Valentines Day Tea

 

CELEBRATE VALENTINE'S DAY WITH HIGH TEA AND A GLASS OF PROSECCO AT THE TIPI CAFE

January Gardener's Calendar

As real winter hardy gardeners we know there are some very beneficial outdoor hands on winter jobs from which your garden will truly benefit this month. Many suggested gardening task lists may seem limited to preparatory jobs and whilst these are important, I urge you to get your wellies on grab a spade and show that wheel barrow some action. A gardeners work is never done. 

We have had the shortest day so herald spring is on its way and lets be ready.

Our Winter Sale

Tipis Restored and Re-opening After Devastating Storm Darragh Damage

 

R E S T O R ED  T I P IS

After a monumental effort by so many people we are delighted to announce the tipis will be back open from tomorrow (Friday 13/12/24)

More Christmas Table Ideas Trending

 

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