The Chichester Gardener

09/01/2023

The breaks in the weather have been pretty few and far between recently. However, when the rain finally stops, here are some ideas of jobs you could be doing in the garden to get a head start on the arrival of spring!

Gardening jobs for January - Edward Bowring

12/03/2022

Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii almost luminous in the spring light.

09/03/2022

New Blog Post: Gardening jobs for March

March Here in West Sussex we've finally had the first taster of spring. It's such a joy to not have to wear a jacket gardening or walking the dog and feel the gentle warmth of the sun for the first time in months. March can be a busy time in the garden preparing for the season ahead, but it is also....

14/02/2022

Snowflakes in the cold winter's light.

11/02/2022

Hello again old friends. The first crocus tommasinianus under the apple tree signals that spring is slowly, but surely on the way and warmer days are ahead.

04/02/2022

New Blog Post: Gardening tasks for February

Iris (Reticulata) 'Alida' February Here in West Sussex we've had hard frosts and cold easterly winds. But now the temperature has risen, albeit for a brief moment and the rain is back. However all is not doom and gloom! It is now light until 5.30pm which makes a huge difference and the glorious snow...

03/01/2022

New blog post: Gardening jobs for January

January The days are still punishingly short, but thankfully the nights grow shorter with each passing day bringing the hope that lighter evenings are on their way. As we leave the past year behind and enter 2022 with mixed feelings about how this year will pan out, I turn to my faithful and dependa...

06/12/2021

New blog post- Gardening jobs for December.

December It snowed down here in West Sussex last week. A light dusting, but enough for the children to get excited about and to hide the November brown garden. The winter woolies and thermals have been dug out, not just for gardening or pottering outside, but because our lovely 18th centrury farm ho...

01/09/2021

A moment of calm. Sun setting on the gaura and verbena bonariensis.

29/08/2021

Delicate perfection. Japanese anemone.