Busy Lizzie's Gardening

Busy Lizzie's Gardening Independent female Gardener. EX35 and beyond. Devon, Somerset, Cornwall. Garden Designer. BSc. MSc. � �

02/09/2026

Alan Titchmarsh and I have something in common... we love a Japanese maple! 🍁

Especially:
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Garnet' - known as Laceleaf maple 🍁 a shrub

For Japanese maples...
✅️ prefer dappled light
✅️ avoid drying wind
✅️ avoid scorching sunshine
✅️ great for small gardens & pots
✅️ year-round colour

Liz's Top 4 favourite Acer palmatums:

🍁 dissectum 'Garnet'
🍁 'Sango-Kaku' (RHS fav)
🍁 'Bloodgood'
🍁 'Bi Hō' (yellow winter stems!)

Choosing your Acer:
Acer japonicums - taller type trees
Acer palmatums - broader shrub-like

https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/acer/japanese-maples/growing-guide

13/08/2026

The prolonged hot weather has uncovered glimpses of centuries-old gardens and buildings.

26/07/2026

Beetroot success, in conditions!

Sown - Feb
Harvested - July

I thought living at the heights of Exmoor, in a 'temperate rainforest' could bring poor growing conditions...

✔️ Sown indoors - warm windowsill
✔️ Used peat-free compost (creating pH neutral - alkaline)
✔️ fed with Westland Boost
✔️ sheltered, warm, sunny spot for the remainder of spring-summer

Beetroot varieties can include 'Wodan' AGM, 'Boltardy' AGM and 'Pablo' AGM

Check website for further recommendations...

https://www.rhs.org.uk/vegetables/beetroot/grow-your-own


Spring captured... 📷 What are you seeing in your local woodland?
16/04/2026

Spring captured... 📷

What are you seeing in your local woodland?

How do you display and pair your tulips? 🌷 🌷 🌷 Here are some tips...Some of my wonderful clients have created stunning d...
09/04/2026

How do you display and pair your tulips? 🌷 🌷 🌷
Here are some tips...

Some of my wonderful clients have created stunning displays...

✅️ Plant bulbs between Autumn and early spring, 12" deep
✅️ Contrast the colours:
Purple tulips V white flowers
White tulips V bright red/orange/pink
✅️ Be an Architect: tulips stand well above Heuchera, Forget-me-not, Grasses, blue Aubretia, Evergreen shrubs! Borders and lawns too.
✅️ Soils must well-drained - lawns, basins, ceramic or terracotta pots

❎️ Avoid damp or wet soils
❎️ Avoid plastic pots, they dry-out
❎️ Do not use grit or gravel - water pools between those spaces
❎️ Avoid planting too early - they prefer 5oc (Nov - Jan ish)

Check out https://www.themiddlesizedgarden.co.uk/how-to-plant-and-grow-tulips-for-a-stunning-display/


Love Elizabeth Puttick ♥️

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