I will discuss the sort of plants that are really easy to grow; mostly they all self-seed with ease and need little care, to create the backbone to an English cottage garden. Whilst it is easy to admire a blooming cottage garden, it is rare to consider how much work is involved and in truth, it should all look after itself for most of the year

Hoppy Easter to everybunny! Spring is in the air as the garden starts to fill with colour and I take a little time out after a very busy six years!

January Afternoon is a short story, little bits are fictional, but it's mostly from real experiences.

I hope you have a Hoppy New Year and thank you to everyone for your continued support and wonderfully engaging messages...

The main feature for this year are my pom poms. It seems to me that people are making a lot more this year

Purples, pinks, and apricot browns harmoniously demonstrate that Autumn comes in many hues, and this unconventional palette offers a ...

My new book is at the printers and it's very exciting. I have written and illustrated 12 short stories (about 4 minutes long),

I have usually worked throughout the year so that the summer months can be spent reading, thinking about new ideas

I have been concentrating on writing my new book, which is a collection of 12 stories, each to be illustrated with decorative borders

This month's gardeners crafting diary during April is all about the garden, but that's not to say I'm not thinking about things!

Little critters can still cause heart-breaking damage to an unprotected garden. Organic gardening made easy

So many lessons learnt here: 1. Don't assume everything is forever, 2. Persistence prevails, 3. 'Ask and it's Given', positive thought works

Farming created hamlets, then villages, to trading towns and cities. Civilization began with a farmer and it will end without farmers.

As we sit in mid-November the heavy grey clouds of summer are just a dark memory as I start reflecting on what was learnt this year

Lincolnshire's wealth comes from its heritage of agriculture, a love for the land and knowledges preserved through the secrets...

My fabulous tulips have been quite incredible and they helped me to choose great colours for my new William Morris bookmarks

I had contemplated upgrading to Etsy Plus, which would have given me a flashy shop front and a few other perks I was unlikely to use.

The world beyond the garden fence has been even more insane than last year and some aspects have impacted how I went about my business

Having studied my garden all year it is now time to create colour boards for this winter's draft excluders

As we head towards the summer solstice I like to spend days in the garden planning future planting schemes and researching colour for...