Rain rain and more rain!

I have been spending most of the last couple of months rain dodging. There is a lot of work to get done in the garden but the weather has hampered a lot of it and I have found myself learning some new techniques to improve the garden design process and to expand the business itself. My passion is always gardening in a way that's sympathetic to the natural environment and with that in mind I strive to be completely organic, peat free and sustainable and to encourage others to do the same!
Whilst rain dodging and spending more time indoors I have set up an online shop which will shortly be going live. I will be selling only stock which encourages wildlife to gardens, so that includes wildflower seeds but I may also expand to other items of stock in the future such as RSPB approved bird food and books on the subject of wild gardening. I will also only be stocking seed which has been produced sustainably within the UK and is only UK native - this is very important to me! I am super excited about this new venture and seeing how these seeds grow in customers gardens!

Despite all this rain there are some beautiful plants with winter interest beginning to do their thing. One which I love, and really is no biggy in the summer, is Callicarpa dichotoma, otherwise known as Purple Beautyberry and you can see why when those vibrant purple berries on bare stems catch your eye.