Edward Bowring BSc DipSTH
Social and Therapeutic Horticulture Practitioner and Garden Writer

January The greenhouse thermometer registered -4C in the cold spell leading up to Christmas, which was a first for us down here on the...

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...

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