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• Abbey Saint Georges De Boscherville in Normandy

  

  My favoured form of planting is always loose, with few sharp edges, but I can also be a sucker for the odd bit of formality too. Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2011 GARDENING

• Chilli Reminder

  

  Just a quick reminder for your diaries. Victoriana Nursery are holding a Chilli tasting day this Saturday 24th September 11am-3.30pm, near Ashford in Kent. Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2011 GARDENING

• The Inner Life of a Tree Fern

  

  A client had an ailing Tree Fern, and when I asked Colin, a friend with a passion for Tree Ferns (see Colin’s guest blog), what to do, he came up with some grea... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2011 GARDENING

• Growing Cleome from Seed

  

  One of my favorite annuals that I grew this year was Cleome spinosa ‘Helen Cambpbell’ (above). Easy to grow from seed and flowering from July until October, I ‘... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2011 GARDENING

• Who’s a Pretty Boy Then?- Ordering Parrot Tulips

  

  Last year I had such fun experimenting with Tulip combinations, that I’m very excited about choosing what to try out this year. Above, are Tulipa ‘Ballerina’,... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2011 GARDENING

• Piet Oudolf at the Serpentine Pavilion in London – Simple but Stunning!

  

  I can’t believe I’ve taken so long to get to see this Pavilion. Situated right next to the Serpentine Gallery in Hyde Park is a large long oblong black... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2011 GARDENING

• More Plant Combinations and Inspiration from Great Dixter

  

  Following on from last week’s Great Dixter blog, here’s a few more irresistible plant combinations and inspirational ideas from the gardens at this time of year. Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2011 GARDENING

• Tomato Tasting

  

  I have to admit that I’m not a great tomato grower and so to improve my knowhow, I headed off with fellow tomato lover, Lucy, for an afternoon of tomato... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2011 GARDENING

• Great Dixter Revisited

  

  It’s the first time I’ve been back to Great Dixter since volunteering in February this year and it didn’t take long to feel totally uplifted as I soaked up the... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2011 GARDENING

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  Plenty of rain and sunshine has really helped to produce a fantastic crop of runner beans for our front garden community veg growing project in Finsbury Park,... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2011 GARDENING

• Tim’s Topiary Or Bushe’s Bushes!

  

  Back in June, when we were delivering growbags for our veg growing project, we couldn’t help but notice some amazing topiary en route. Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2011 GARDENING

• Guest Blog. Semi-hardy Plants to Try from Cornwall

  

  Unlike me, my friend Colin is a plant pamperer, and treats his tree ferns royally all year round. This means dutifully bringing the ferns into the house for... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2011 GARDENING

• Japanese Wineberries

  

  This week, I picked my first ever Japanese wineberries. Sweet, very juicy and with a slightly sharp and peppery aftertaste. I think I’m growing to love them. Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2011 GARDENING

• Visiting Judy’s Garden

  

  I recently popped round to see a fellow allotmenteer’s garden in North London. It’s not the first time that I’ve visited Judy’s garden this year. Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2011 GARDENING

• Potato Yields in Grow Bags (and Other Things)

  

  Didn’t have enough room in a client’s garden to grow potatoes this year, so we plumped for the growbag option. We used 3 Potato Gro-sacks (40 Litre ... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2011 GARDENING

• Hampton Court Flower Show 2011-it’s Huge!

  

  This year Hampton Court Flower show seemed even bigger than ever-or is it just me? Mark Diacono, writing in the Saturday Telegraph, said that 2 days were best t... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2011 GARDENING

• Lock up Your Bikes

  

  Went on a fantastic foraging course at King Henry’s Walk in Islington yesterday (blog to follow shortly) and couldn’t help but be taken by the amazing bike... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2011 GARDENING

• Asplenium Scolopendrium

  

  I was completely seduced by the crinkly curves of this Asplenium scolopendrium (Cristatum group) when I first saw it on the Fibrex Nursery stand earlier on in... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2011 GARDENING

• Visiting Yellow Book Gardens

  

  On a recent Saturday night, my blogging pal Veronica and I ventured along to an evening Yellow Book open garden in Northampton Park in Islington. It was a real... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2011 GARDENING

• Next Door’s Garden

  

  Hollyhocks (Alcea) have taken over at Lindsey’s, next door, and it’s a marvelous sight to come home to every day. These Mallows have self seeded all over her... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2011 GARDENING