Daily details from the garden to bring you inspiration throughout the year
Black bryony has been peeking out of this tall hedge of Viburnum tinus all year long. I don’t mind it just now.
Green roofs have gained popularity over the past decade or so, and rightly so – what’s not to love about increasing biodiversity while greening the built environment? And with companies popping up everywhere offering sedum roof trays, modules and blankets by the yard, you could be forgiven for thinking that covering your home in succulents was a particularly 21st century invention. Step forward the house leek (Sempervivum spp.), adorning tiles since... well, I’m not sure quite when, but a long-held traditional belief was that growing these succulents on your roof would protect your property from both fire and lightning. By far my favourite thing about these little architectural wonders is that, while I spend the whole year mollycoddling succulents indoors, house leeks will take just about anything the British weather can throw at them. Every home should have one.
A year of garden coaching
I’m very excited about my new venture – it’s a way for me to work with more people than I can physically get around to, helping them to make the very best of their gardens in a way that suits the life they lead. If you’d like to find out more, please click here to book for a January 2020 start.
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Hello! I’m Andrew, gardener, blogger, podcaster, and owner of a too-loud laugh, and I’m so pleased you’ve found your way to Gardens, weeds & words. You can read a more in-depth profile of me on the About page, or by clicking the image above.
