Skip to content
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn

Perennial Nerd

  • Home
  • About
  • Contact

Tag: Advice

Six on Saturday, Uncategorized

Six on Saturday – May 5

It has been a good few weeks since my last Six on Saturday and it has been a hugely busy period in the garden, both at work and at home. The weather has been changeable, to say the least, and the list of jobs to be done continues to keep growing. Continue reading Six on Saturday – May 5

Drew SwainstonMay 5, 2018May 6, 20183 Comments
Advice, News & Opinion

Eco-friendly Alternatives to Plastic for Propagation

There is now an increased focus on the excessive uses of plastic in gardens, so what approaches can gardeners take when it comes to eco-friendly options for sowing and growing your seedlings? Continue reading Eco-friendly Alternatives to Plastic for Propagation

Drew SwainstonMarch 16, 20182 Comments
Six on Saturday

Six on Saturday – February 24

It is time for another Six on Saturday, where I pick six pictures that showcase my last week in horticulture. We’ve got chilli seeds battling, cracking spring displays, an Apricot which lifts the spirits & a pesky troublemaker. Continue reading Six on Saturday – February 24

Drew SwainstonFebruary 24, 20189 Comments
Advice, Garden Visits, growing, Six on Saturday

Six on Saturday – February 10

In my first Six on Saturday I showcase six highlights from my last week in horticulture, including propagating from seeds and cuttings, a couple of fantastic winter plants and some back-breaking bouts of mulching. Continue reading Six on Saturday – February 10

Drew SwainstonFebruary 10, 2018February 10, 201820 Comments
Gardening at home, growing, News & Opinion

All about Ulluco

I had the chance to harvest Ulluco, a root tuber from South America that comes in a range of varieties and bright colours. Let’s take a look at growing this unique crop. Continue reading All about Ulluco

Drew SwainstonFebruary 7, 2018Leave a comment
Advice, growing

The world of micro-leaves

I have been getting hands-on with the fashionable gardening trend of micro-leaves and they are not only tasty and nutritious but very easy to grow. Continue reading The world of micro-leaves

Drew SwainstonFebruary 3, 20182 Comments
Advice

Recollecting taxing topiary

I got a reminder on Facebook this week that one year ago I had been embarking on the challenge of cutting a very prominent topiary bird at Hidcote. It was one of the birds that sat overlooking the bathing pool and a piece of topiary that tended to feature in the photos of most of the garden’s tens of thousands of visitors. I felt very … Continue reading Recollecting taxing topiary

Drew SwainstonJanuary 27, 2018January 27, 2018Leave a comment
Advice, Gardening at home

Time to give permanent beds a service

This time of year provides a fantastic opportunity to renovate the permanent beds in your kitchen garden or allotment to get them in best condition ready for the coming growing season. Continue reading Time to give permanent beds a service

Drew SwainstonJanuary 14, 2018January 14, 20183 Comments

Posts navigation

Newer posts

SOCIAL

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
Stunning laburnum at @helmsleywalledgarden
Exciting times, so here's the new allotment !! It was a surprise to get it, but delighted to have the plot. Good size and in really good condition. Had it only a few weeks but been getting stuck in. It's going to be a plot full of veg, fruit and flowers
A few more from my trip to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, some bits from inside the Great Pavillion and the balcony gardens. I felt very lucky to be there on press day for my first Chelsea. Quite a surreal and fantastic experience, not least because of the famous faces galore around the place. So much to see, so much to take in, so many pictures and videos to sort through
A selection of Chelsea veg. There was a good display of edibles, including on show in the Great Pavillion and in Mark Gregory's The Savills Garden
Highlights from my day at the Chelsea Flower Show - pics from the show gardens
Had a memory from last year pop up and I forgot how fantastic these cauliflowers were in the polytunnel this time last year - just looked perfect....chefs kiss 💋 I particularly enjoy growing cauliflowers

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Topics

  • Advice
  • allotment
  • Events
  • Garden Visits
  • Gardening at home
  • Grow with the Pros
  • growing
  • Guest Blog
  • News & Opinion
  • Projects
  • Six on Saturday
  • The Gardening Industry
  • Uncategorized
  • Walled Garden
  • Writing

Recent Posts

  • Drew Swainston
    • Walled Garden Diaries – September Update 
    • Walled Garden Diaries: Early Summer Update
    • Companion Planting for Fruit & Vegetables
    • Walled Garden Diaries: Shape of Things to Come
    • A Late Winter’s Visit to Dalemain
    • New Guest Writer Slot
    • Walled Garden Diaries: Espalier Extravaganza
    • Gardening Reflections ’21
    • Grow With the Pros: Tom Brown
    • A Fresh Challenge

Pages

  • About
  • Contact
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
Website Powered by WordPress.com.
  • Follow Following
    • Perennial Nerd
    • Join 96 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Perennial Nerd
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...