Busy Lizzie Gardening

Busy Lizzie Gardening Friendly, professional gardener based in the South Petherton area of beautiful Somerset. Happy to help with all your general gardening needs.

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My cutting garden. This year I decided to mix it up and grow flowers in my raised beds instead of the usual veg. I have ...
11/07/2026

My cutting garden. This year I decided to mix it up and grow flowers in my raised beds instead of the usual veg. I have a mix of annuals along with a selection of dahlias. I’ve chosen a selection of dahlias that are outside of my normal colour palette but I’m loving the results.

Another hot day in the garden. This morning was mainly spent deadheading the many roses in this beautiful border. I’ve b...
07/07/2026

Another hot day in the garden. This morning was mainly spent deadheading the many roses in this beautiful border. I’ve been coming to this garden for three years now and I have never seen it looking so pretty. A testament to the hard work of the owners. It’s honestly a joy to work here.

Some highlights from today’s rose garden. The scent was incredible! I spent a couple of hours deadheading and watering. ...
29/06/2026

Some highlights from today’s rose garden. The scent was incredible! I spent a couple of hours deadheading and watering. A pretty lovely way to spend an afternoon.

My first dahlias of the year. The Honka Black has always done so well in my garden that I thought I would try the pink v...
28/06/2026

My first dahlias of the year. The Honka Black has always done so well in my garden that I thought I would try the pink variety too this year. I can’t wait to see what the rest of my new dahlias look like in the next week or so..!

The last few days in the garden has involved a lot of roses. Mainly deadheading and the occasional bit of staking and ty...
16/06/2026

The last few days in the garden has involved a lot of roses. Mainly deadheading and the occasional bit of staking and tying in. I’m scratched to pieces but it’s worth it. The scent in this morning’s garden was amazing.

This morning was spent in my client’s greenhouse to avoid the drizzle. Thankfully there’s lots to do in there. I checked...
16/03/2026

This morning was spent in my client’s greenhouse to avoid the drizzle. Thankfully there’s lots to do in there. I checked through the dahlia tubers that we stored over then winter and then tidied them up. A huge mass of Dahlia Verrone’s Obsidian was split into six smaller clumps. I then potted them up with free draining compost, watered, and placed in the greenhouse ready for the shoots to emerge. I am loving how full the greenhouse is with seedlings and new growth. Such an inspiring time of year.

My little propagation station at home. I’ve decided to fill my raised beds with cut flowers this year rather than my usu...
08/03/2026

My little propagation station at home. I’ve decided to fill my raised beds with cut flowers this year rather than my usual veg. I have been making use of one of my client’s greenhouses to get things started but this weekend I dug out my heated propagator. I’ve set up a grow light above and hopefully this will mean I can get even more seeds started. These will be split between my own garden, friends and clients. I’m getting more excited about spring every day….!

Monday morning was a battle against the rabbits. This garden adjoins open fields and the rabbits love coming in and eati...
26/02/2026

Monday morning was a battle against the rabbits. This garden adjoins open fields and the rabbits love coming in and eating the tender new shoots. We’ve tried all sorts of deterrents but these wire cages are the only things that work. They’ll stay there until the plants have enough growth that they can cope with a bit of nibbling. Not the prettiest but it’s worth it in the long run.

I had a mixed morning in the garden today. I finished pruning the formal rose garden then started on tidying up the mixe...
16/02/2026

I had a mixed morning in the garden today. I finished pruning the formal rose garden then started on tidying up the mixed border. The ground is so wet that I decided to take a break and do some tool maintenance. I use a mix of my own equipment and the owners here so I thought it would be nice to give their tools some attention. Today I worked on the edging shears. I started by using Niwaki Clean Mate to clean off last year’s dirt and rust. I then sharpened them up with a sharpening stone and finished with a good wipe over with camellia oil. I forgot to take a picture of the finished result but they are nice and clean and sharp now ready for a new season of edging!

Some of my garden highlights of 2025. What a year! This year in my office job has been beyond tough, at times almost unb...
31/12/2025

Some of my garden highlights of 2025. What a year! This year in my office job has been beyond tough, at times almost unbearable. I experienced some of the most toxic and unpleasant behaviour by a bully and a narcissist who claimed to be a wonderful manager. But out of that experience, and with the support of some wonderful people (IYKYK), I managed to ‘remember my worth’, call out their behaviour, and ultimately find a much happier place to be. But throughout all of this I always had my garden and those of my wonderful gardening clients. I describe gardening as my happy place, but this year it has also been my therapy and a gentle space to try to process the emotions of what was going on elsewhere. I am so grateful for this and for having to opportunity to do this as my job, albeit part time. Thank you to my amazing gardening clients and to all those who helped me this year. I actually cannot wait to start afresh in 2026. Happy New Year!! 🌸 ###

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