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Malva and Mint
A tall white vase calls for a simple bunch of flowers today. Malva zebrina is one of the tallest annual flowers I’ve grown this year. These plants could probably stand alone but I’ve added some mint...
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We have Ducklings
Every year in April some of the local wild Mallard ducks choose a spot in our garden to lay their eggs. This year a lovely white duck and her sister nested side by side right in front of my garden...
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Foliage Day
It’s lovely to have lots of flowers in the garden. At this time of year there are so many plants in full bloom that even the most reluctant gardener is tempted into cutting a few beautiful scented...
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The First Sweet Peas
Sweet peas are the first plants I ever grew. I bought ten packets of sweet pea seeds for our first garden. Yes TEN! I thought growing them would be difficult and I’d be lucky to cultivate a few plants....
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Perennial Sea Holly
In the cutting garden annual flowers are in full production now churning out blooms on a daily basis. It’s like a production line. Annuals are programmed to reproduce by setting seed. Then they die. To...
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The Kiftsgate Rose
Think of a country garden… think of a rambling rose. Close your eyes and imagine clusters of scented flowers in sugared almond shades of pink, lilac, white and cream. To me their exuberant arching...
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Love in a mist
Pop your head over the garden gate of any country garden in summer time and you’ll probably see a patch of Nigella. Commonly called Love in a Mist, Nigella damascena is classic English country garden...
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Orange Flowers
You may not be a fan of Orange but in August I think we need to see brighter colours in the garden. Pastel shades tend to look faded in the bright summer light. And orange is particularly good right...
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Blogging 101
Hello and Welcome to Country Garden UK I’m Gillian. I’m the blog author and photographer. This is the diary of our country garden in England. It’s about the flowers I grow and places I visit. It’s...
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Title and Tagline
The assignment on Blogging 101 today is to make sure your blog title and tagline reflect what you write about. If you are clear then visitors can decide quickly if they want to stay and read further...
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what’s in the tree?
A sunny evening in an English country garden. Midges swirled in patches of warm golden light in the wood. Everything green and and peaceful. A murder of crows took flight like a firework exploding....
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In a Vase on Monday
It’s hot and windy here in my Country Garden in Lancashire so I’m taking photos in the dappled shade of the veranda of my garden studio. It’s Monday so it must be time for In a Vase on Monday. For a...
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Love Flowers? Look at this!
Love flowers? Need Inspiration? You may just grow a few flowers in your own garden for cutting or you may be thinking about becoming a flower farmer yourself. Either way you need to take a look at this...
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A hint of Autumn in the Air
In my country garden early this morning there was a distinct hint of autumn in the air. Heavy dew covered all the plants with diamond drops, even those close to the house were decorated with tiny...
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Flowers for a Friend
The cutting garden is still producing flowers by the bucket full which is marvellous as we have lots of celebrations at this time of year… Birthdays, Wedding Anniversaries … you know how it goes. Even...
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Orlaya grandiflora
Have you ever grown Orlaya? It’s quite new to me – I’ve only grown it for a couple of years yet I am sure that it’s a plant I’ll be growing again. Orlaya is an Umbellifer – like Anthriscus sylvestris...
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Annual Scabious
It’s almost the end of August and my annual flowers are still churning out lots of lovely fat buds and beautiful blooms. Particularly striking right now are my Scabious plants. They are in fact short...
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In a Jam Jar on Monday
For In a vase on Monday I’m using an empty jam Jar this week. In my view there’s no need for proper vases all the time, especially for a simple bunch of sweet peas. Sweet peas shout out country style...
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Top Ten Gardening Jobs for September
I can’t believe it’s the first day of September. This year seems to have flown by and now it’s almost autumn. As usual I’ve got plans for this month. Big plans! I have been thinking about how I would...
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How to Grow Sweet Peas
There are some plants I wouldn’t like to be without in my garden. Lathyrus odoratus commonly known as Sweet Peas are right at the top of my list. They were the first seeds I ever sowed in the garden of...
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