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Plant of the Week: Pulmonaria Officinalis ‘Bowles’ Blue’

Position: Partial sun to full shade Flowering period: Spring Soil: Moist, well drained Eventual Height: 25cm Eventual Spread: 40cm Hardiness: 3a -9a Family: Boraginaceae... Read more

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Plant of the Week: Forsythia Giraldiana

Position: Full sun to partial shade Flowering period: Spring Soil: Moist, well drained Eventual Height: 3m Eventual Spread: 2m Hardiness: 5a – 9b Family: Oleaceae... Read more

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Cheap and Easy DIY: Ideas for A Pretty Garden on a Budget

As you can see, I've got gardens on the brain after the last couple weekends of back-breaking work to get our garden into some kind of habitable state so... Read more

The 21 March 2012 by Redlilocks
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Red Tulips from the Spring Garden

This week spring came to the northern hemisphere. My mind has been on flowers or the lack of at my new home. I am itching to get out and start tearing up sod an... Read more

The 21 March 2012 by Juliemagerssoulen
Culture, Home, Photography
Free For All Friday: Mason Jar Herb Garden

I like having fresh herbs in my kitchen. There's something wonderfully 'home-made-y' and 'kitchen-y' and 'I-can-actually-cook-y' about it. (Yes, I... Read more

The 02 March 2012 by Redlilocks
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Indoor Bulb Potting

On 24th March Sarah Raven (in association with The Flower Council of Holland) will be demonstrating indoor bulb potting throughout the day at Perch Hill in a... Read more

The 14 March 2012 by Danielcarruthers
The Rigid Gardens of Paris

Jardin de Luxembourg, Paris Hurrying to get somewhere yesterday, I took the time to walk through a pretty garden on the way. It is a long skinny one along a... Read more

The 22 March 2012 by Sedulia
Expat, Self Expression, Travel
Plant of the Week: Rhododendron Arboreum

Position: Dappled shade Flowering period: Early to mid spring Soil: Moist, well drained, acidic Eventual Height: 12m Eventual Spread: 12m Hardiness: 7b... Read more

The 16 March 2012 by Davis Landscape Architecture
The Japanese Garden - Cornwall

Another blog post that is long overdue was our visit to the Japanese Garden near Newquay in Cornwall. Started in 1991, this garden is now well established,... Read more

The 05 March 2012 by Alternativeeden
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Rite of Spring and Little Green Men

It is that time of year where I get high hopes and become a farmer for a day. The first chunk of warm spring weather has me buying up packets of seeds and bags... Read more

The 19 March 2012 by Danikaherrick
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Plant of the Week: Sequoia Sempervirens

Sequoia sempervirens (18/02/2012, Kew, London)Position: Full sunFlowering period: Late winterSoil: Well drained, moistEventual Height: 60m (115m in the... Read more

The 02 March 2012 by Davis Landscape Architecture
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Before and (Almost) After: Weekend Back Garden Blitz (Part I)

I am SORE, peeps. My shoulders ache, my back aches, the backs of my legs ache and parts of my body I didn't realise could ache, ache. But it's a goo... Read more

The 19 March 2012 by Redlilocks
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