Rachael's Gardens

Rachael's Gardens Hanging baskets and planted pots are a great way to brighten up your outdoor space.

I sell ready-planted hanging baskets and pots which you can order and have delivered free within Fleet* You can specify your colour preferences and I will endeavour to cater for all tastes, subject to plant availability. I’ve researched what’s on offer in local garden centres and I believe that my pots and baskets offer value for money as well as giving you much more choice over your plants and colours.

The rose and clematis climbing over the archway in my garden are reaching their flowering peak and I just love it!
09/07/2013

The rose and clematis climbing over the archway in my garden are reaching their flowering peak and I just love it!

On a cheerier note, the courtyard garden progresses slowly but surely. The pond is built, just waiting for some large bo...
04/05/2013

On a cheerier note, the courtyard garden progresses slowly but surely. The pond is built, just waiting for some large bolts and the liner. The trellis is finally finished and my tulips are beginning to bloom. So much to do in the garden this weekend, I'd better finish my cup of tea and get dressed!

This is not a good look for patio pots. I thought I'd been remiss with the watering but when they didn't perk up after a...
04/05/2013

This is not a good look for patio pots. I thought I'd been remiss with the watering but when they didn't perk up after a good soak I suspected foul play. Sure enough, a gentle tug and the plants came out in my hand. This sort of wilting is likely to be caused by vine weevils (specifically the grubs, chewing roots beneath the surface). If you're planting up your summer pots this weekend, make sure you clean out all last year's debris and, to be extra safe, wash the pots with a mild solution of Jeyes fluid or similar. This will make sure there are no eggs lurking. It's a bit more fiddly if you have permanent plants in pots as well as seasonal bedding (as I do here). The RHS has further advice. http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/profile.aspx?pid=234

I went herb shopping for one of my current work projects and took my daughter with me. I encouraged her to rub the leave...
28/04/2013

I went herb shopping for one of my current work projects and took my daughter with me. I encouraged her to rub the leaves and smell the herbs which prompted mixed responses, until she arrived at this one! It smells just like After Eight mints. Needless to say, it went in the trolley! Might try my hand at making mint-choc chip ice-cream...

I have masses of blossom emerging on my Victoria Plum tree. It's only been in the garden about 3 years and last year I h...
24/04/2013

I have masses of blossom emerging on my Victoria Plum tree. It's only been in the garden about 3 years and last year I had exactly 3 flowers, resulting in 2 plums. This year I may get some for the fruit bowl, a pie or two and jam! If you have fruit blossom bursting out, be wary of late frosts which can damage the flowers enough to prevent pollination - so no fruit! If in doubt, cover with horticultural fleece.

I planted lots of crocus bulbs last autumn and they've been in flower for a good couple of weeks now. Unfortunately, bec...
15/03/2013

I planted lots of crocus bulbs last autumn and they've been in flower for a good couple of weeks now. Unfortunately, because it's been so cold and grey, their petals have stayed closed most of the time. Yesterday though, they put on a lovely show with blue sky overhead and cheerful sunshine. Really pretty.

12/03/2013

I almost feel like typing an ode to the inventor of thermal clothing today. Glamour points = 0, toasty warm points = 10!
(I just hope I never have any need for a trip to A&E while I'm wearing them...)

What's that saying about March? In like a lion, out like a lamb or something? I'm keeping an ear open for the sound of b...
11/03/2013

What's that saying about March? In like a lion, out like a lamb or something? I'm keeping an ear open for the sound of bleating...Meanwhile, some inside jobs. Dahlias, previously reserved for those wearing flat caps, tending their allotments but now enjoying something of a renaissance. I pass on a great tip for bulking up your plant numbers. Buy your tubers (mine were two for £3.99). Put them in pots of compost now but keep them inside. In a couple of weeks they'll start to sprout and you can take cuttings to make new plants which will flower this year. If you get two or three new plants per tuber, plus your original two, that's then 50p a plant and you'll get masses of flowers. I've got 'Rip City' here (great name, fab colour).

Progress on the raised pond today. I should confess, I just project manage at this stage and let my husband do all the f...
09/03/2013

Progress on the raised pond today. I should confess, I just project manage at this stage and let my husband do all the fun stuff with the power tools. We were wondering if it would be too high for frogs to jump in. How high can those things go?

Our courtyard garden is progressing slowly. After the raised beds were finished, it was time to remove the slabs to crea...
25/02/2013

Our courtyard garden is progressing slowly. After the raised beds were finished, it was time to remove the slabs to create planting areas and a pond. We discovered very hard concrete beneath and had to get in a bloke with a big noisy machine to break it up. Next step is to construct the raised pond (just waiting for it to warm up a bit).

I gave my veggie beds a treat today: 7 buckets of horse manure. I was actually quite glad of the freezing temperatures a...
22/02/2013

I gave my veggie beds a treat today: 7 buckets of horse manure. I was actually quite glad of the freezing temperatures as it stopped the car smelling too badly. Happy to have some enthusiastic help from my children, shovelling the stuff off the stable heap. Perhpas I'll make gardeners of them yet...

I'm chuffed to bits with these little plants. Late last spring, inspired by my plant propagation guru, Carol Klein, I p...
11/02/2013

I'm chuffed to bits with these little plants. Late last spring, inspired by my plant propagation guru, Carol Klein, I picked a seed pod from one of my Primula vulgaris, opened it up and put the tiny fresh green seed into a pot of compost. A few weeks later, thinking it hadn't worked, I plonked the pot on a shelf to clean up at a later date. Thankfully I didn't get round to it as some time later, I spotted loads of tiny seedlings. These ten plants are the result, all ready to put into the garden, once this silly snow goes away. I want to create a great drift of them eventually, so cheated a bit and bought 2 more plants at the garden centre too!

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