Higgledy Garden

The June Cutting garden : Cornflowers and Corncockle

Anne Hinks — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:00:54 +0000

Well we’ve had all sorts of weather since I last wrote, a heatwave at the end of May which ended with a really big thunderstorm with torrential rain and then wet and windy the week after, a challenging time for the garden. After a busy May I had a few days off from work to […]

Biennial sowing guide

Anne Hinks — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:43:29 +0000

As we move into summer my cutting garden is really getting into its stride, the sweet peas are racing up their climbing frames, the autumn sown annuals are just starting to flower and the spring sown annuals are settling in and getting ready to flower their socks off. But there is another group of flowers […]

The May cutting garden : Biennials time

Anne Hinks — Mon, 11 May 2026 13:09:46 +0000

May my favourite month I think, everywhere is just so green and it is that bright fresh spring green that seems to just glow. The May blossom is out in all its glory and Cow Parsley is adding a frothyness to the hedgerows and road sides. I’m just back from Malvern Flower Show which really […]

The April cutting garden: seed sowing heaven

Anne Hinks — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:36:19 +0000

Its all go in the garden now, its unstoppable and April is certainly changeable in its weather, we have had heavy showers and hail occasionally, beautiful sunshine and warm days, then sharp frosts and strong winds and storms. It keeps us on our toes. The fleece is out many a night at the moment giving […]

To pinch or not to pinch…….

Anne Hinks — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 06:52:13 +0000

Ben asked if I would write a blog about one of the deep mysteries about flower growing and that is pinching out. He gets asked lots of questions about it at this time of year, should you do it, why do you do it and when is the best time. I’m certainly not an expert, […]