Le Jardin Contemporain // The Contemporary Garden - Barry Watton Garden Designs
Summer is here! Day length is at its maximum and the garden reaches peak growth this month. With many now working from home more often than in the past there is more time to get in the garden, just don’t forget to take time to enjoy […]
Le Jardin Contemporain // The Contemporary Garden - Barry Watton Garden Designs
May is my favourite month in the garden. So full of optimism of the year to come, this is the month when the garden really takes flight. With March giboulées and April’s occasional storms, increasing soil temperatures and day length nearing its peak, the garden appears […]
Le Jardin Contemporain // The Contemporary Garden - Barry Watton Garden Designs
Welcome to my favourite time of year. The Swallows have returned and Spring is now firmly under way and brings with it the optimism of the year to come. Equinox is firmly behind us and the days are rapidly drawing out. All this means the garden […]
Le Jardin Contemporain // The Contemporary Garden - Barry Watton Garden Designs
At long last spring finally arrives this month and we have equinox to look forward to. The clocks go forward late in the month and the days become longer than the nights. From hereon in its all go in the garden. Lawns Winter in the Poitou-Charentes […]
Le Jardin Contemporain // The Contemporary Garden - Barry Watton Garden Designs
By February I am more than sick of winter. The winter blues have thoroughly set in and yearning for warm, sunny days reaches maximum levels. But the signs are there: The tops of spring bulbs tease at what is to come by poking through. Daylight is […]