Edward Bowring

March Here in West Sussex we've finally had the first taster of spring. It's such a joy to not have to wear a jacket gardening or walking...

Iris (Reticulata) 'Alida' February Here in West Sussex we've had hard frosts and cold easterly winds. But now the temperature has risen,...

January The days are still punishingly short, but thankfully the nights grow shorter with each passing day bringing the hope that lighter...

December It snowed down here in West Sussex last week. A light dusting, but enough for the children to get excited about and to hide the...

August Well the rain hasn't let up over the past few weeks and the gardens are still looking green and lush compared to this time last...

July Here in West Sussex it has been really wet, and I mean proper rain for days on end. Thankfully the sun has come out again, but...

June After all the May rain and recent sunshine, the gardens are flourishing, so green and lush and dotted with colour. The longest day...

May With the evenings lengthening day by day and the hope of soon seeing friends and family properly, hope is in the air. May is a...

April Spring is officially here and combined with the relaxation of lock down, vaccines being rolled out left, right and center and the...

Iris (Reticulata) 'Harmony' February Here in West Sussex we've had hard frosts, cold biting winds and even a smattering of snow . But now...

I think we would all agree that January is never the easiest month to get through, let alone when combined with a lock-down and the endless

Hellebore in the frost January We leave 2020 firmly behind us and enter the new year thankful for new beginnings and in hope that things...

Cornus stolonifera Flaviramea Winter The winter woolies have been dug out the cupboards and the days are noticeably shorter - winter has...

Autumn is here The clocks have gone back, the afternoons are shorter and the colours of the garden are muted day by day. But there’s...

Dahlia 'Walzing Matilda' It's July and I can't quite believe where the past 3 months have gone, lock down is tentatively being eased and...

Due to Covid -19, life as we know it has been put on hold. It's not easy, I am on the shielding list so not able to leave the house for...

Well it seems as though it has rained for months on end now here in West Sussex. The ground might be saturated but there is still lots...

Autumn is here, the leaves are turning and the ground getting wetter under foot by the day. October sometimes feels like we are on...

Please forgive the radio silence we've moved house and everything else has had to take rather a back seat. It's been a lovely summer and...