Nestled away in the countryside near Hertford lies Rochfords Nursey, home to the Rochfords International Rose Trials.

We’ve all been there - and here are my fixes to the top mistakes we’ve all made as beginner gardeners.

There has been quite some time between my writing in November that I was going to prune my fruit trees and today (72 days later) when I actually got around to doing it.

I have so many ideas racing around my head but one thing I know for sure is that next growing season will be better planned. It’s time to get out the graph paper and get planning!

January 2024 - that is when I received the call letting me know that some allotment plots had become available at a site just 5 minutes walk from my front door. I was beyond excited! Trepidatious, but excited.