Jottings from Bolam

By HPS NE Group Chairman Heather Russell – from her garden in Bolam, Northumberland.   I am really looking forward to our next meeting when Janet Beakes, our very own ex nursery woman and ace propagator, will be demonstrating how

By Heather Russell – from her garden in Bolam, Northumberland.     Ray Stevenson gave us an interesting talk on succulents at the last meeting, and I was surprised that many plants I knew as ‘Sedum’ now had new names.

By Heather Russell – from her garden in Bolam, Northumberland.     People often ask me how many hours a week I spend working in our large garden. I find it difficult to answer because it all depends… on the

By Heather Russell – from her garden in Bolam, Northumberland.     Now that we have decided not to open the garden any more – except to friends and Hardy Planters – I feel free to make changes in order

By HPS NE Group Chairman Heather Russell – from her garden in Bolam, Northumberland.     Lunaria ‘Corfu Blue’, a very attractive blue and new to me last year, has proved to be perennial (so far) and although cut back,

By Heather Russell – from her garden in Bolam, Northumberland.     When reading a plant catalogue, I can shut out the rest of the world, happily picturing each plant, wondering over new ones, and imagining where some could be planted.

By Heather Russell – from her garden in Bolam, Northumberland.     Not only has the recent mild weather encouraged some rather precocious growth it has seen me finding lots to cut back, tidy up and generally enjoy being outside. Daphne