Dog

With the dogus in tow, one very determined gardener hustled down the motorway to attend the last open day of the year, at the renowned Crocus nursery. As Crocus is not open to the public, with sole access to their wares available online, the open days are normally a prominent fixture in my calendar. Our garden is simply chock-full of delightful Crocus horticultural offspring, and offspring thereof. Consequently, being able [...]

A multitude of frowns surface on the discussion of dogs and gardens. Exuberant dog paws, trudging in borders brimming with delicate plants, can certainly be calamitous. Undeterred though, in June 2010, we brought home, our 8 week old, fox-red Labrador Retriever; Dudley. It would not ring true, if I said that damage to the garden, particularly the borders hadn’t crossed my mind, but I was always convinced that it would [...]