Stopwatch Gardener Cottage Gardening Podcast

There is no better month in the calendar than May. In my garden the lilacs, late parrot tulips, early alliums and herbaceous peonies cavort with the aquilegias I never got around to weeding out (and I’m glad I didn’t). If you'd like to come see for yourself, my garden in East Lothian is open this Saturday from 10am-1pm, raising funds for research into an ultra-rare disease that affects a family friend. The post SWG009 Mid May: garden purples and wonderful wisteria appeared first on The Stopwatch Gardener.

The abundance of May slightly takes me by surprise every year. So much of the greenery that strikes my eye, from the herbaceous peonies to the delphiniums, was invisible in January, but now it is all part of the greenscape that makes the May garden seethe with life. The post SWG008 Early May: white bluebells and water features appeared first on The Stopwatch Gardener.

In this week's podcast I'm talking a bit about my ruthless streak, chopping back strong perennials that are crowding out first-year plants, and looking at spring planting combinations, new peonies and an ailing camellia The post SWG007 Mid April: planting combinations, new peonies and ailing camellias appeared first on The Stopwatch Gardener.

In this episode of the gardening podcast, I'm looking at the delphiniums that are growing like wildfire and planning how to get bigger blooms this July. The post SWG006 Early April in a Scottish cottage garden appeared first on The Stopwatch Gardener.

For gardeners it is indescribably exciting when the bumblebees get moving, the pollen starts flying and the blossom on the fruit trees starts bursting in springtime. In this episode of the Stopwatch Gardener podcast, I'm looking at the mystery daffodil that baffled me for years before being identified by the friendly Duncan at Croft 16, and I'm indulging in early fantasies about the roses to come, the first of which will appear in May. The post SWG005 Mid-March in a Scottish cottage garden appeared first on The Stopwatch Gardener.

Welcome to another episode of the Stopwatch Gardener podcast, where this week I'm rushing about the garden like a mad thing, getting excited about every early-spring plant and the very first humming bumblebee of the season. The post SWG004 Early-mid-March in a Scottish cottage garden appeared first on The Stopwatch Gardener.

Welcome to the latest Stopwatch Gardener podcast, where I take a mid-February walk around the garden. In this episode I'm looking at a creeping phlox, dreaming of meconopsis, and announcing my 2014 Rare Plants for Rare Disease Research fundraiser for neuroacanthocytosis patients on 24 May. The post SWG003 Mid February in a Scottish cottage garden appeared first on The Stopwatch Gardener.

Early February in my Scottish cottage garden, the latest Stopwatch Gardener podcast. This episode: snowdrops, pruned wisteria and freshly cleaned patio slabs ready for spring. The post SWG002 Early February in a Scottish cottage garden appeared first on The Stopwatch Gardener.

A walk in my Scottish cottage garden presented as the first in a series of podcasts. This episode: January flowers, vegetable beds and keeping an eye on the peach tree. The post SWG001 January in a Scottish cottage garden appeared first on The Stopwatch Gardener.