Berried treasure

12:32pm Saturday 15th November 2008

AUTUMN has firmly set in, buffeting gardens with wind and drenching with downpours.

Seedheads

10:23am Saturday 8th November 2008

Gina Parkinson finds that seedheads can help keep the garden interesting right up to Christmas, and, on the left, visits students working on a hidden walled garden in York

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Colour amid the decline

8:50am Saturday 1st November 2008

NOVEMBER has snuck in – where did summer disappear to? – and with it comes wind and rain, a few frosts, and foggy nights and early mornings.

The daisy days

11:37am Saturday 25th October 2008

BRITISH Summer Time officially ends this weekend as October passes by and our gardens are buffeted by mild south-westerly autumnal winds.

Days of red

8:48am Saturday 18th October 2008

GINA PARKINSON finds there is much to enjoy in the golden decline of autumn.

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Geranium jewels

9:50am Saturday 11th October 2008

GINA PARKINSON welcomes back an old friend.

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One final fling

9:45am Saturday 4th October 2008

As the days shorten and temperatures dip, the garden gets ready for its winter rest. But GINA PARKINSON finds there is still time for…

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September bloom

11:05am Saturday 27th September 2008

Gina Parkinson is grateful for some late blooms in her garden.

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A shady character

9:00am Saturday 20th September 2008

Memories of a holiday attraction came flooding back for Gina Parkinson when she spotted a hydrangea she had last seen in France.

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Surviving the soak

11:02am Saturday 13th September 2008

Gina Parkinson braves the heavy showers and finds many plants are thriving in the rain, not least the Japanese anemones.

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