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• October Days

  

  Once you get into early October you really start to notice the evenings drawing in, as well as cooler day time temperatures. We have started to think about... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2014 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• Favourite Plant of the Week - Paulownia Tomentosa

  

  Usually the foxglove tree, Paulownia tomentosa gets highlighted in the summer due to its fast growth rate and ability to produce really large leaves after... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2014 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• It's Autumn Already? Really?

  

  Despite having an early reminder that autumn is looming when we had a few chilly nights in August we quickly resumed back to summer mode once it warmed up again. Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2014 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• A Day at Crete Lodge Exotic Garden

  

  On our third and final stopover on our weekend away in Norfolk we spent an entire day at Crete Lodge Exotic Garden. Although intending on seeing another garden... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2014 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• An Afternoon at East Ruston Old Vicarage

  

  Our next stop after spending the morning at Urban Jungle was East Ruston Old Vicarage Garden, an iconic garden that is usually heralded as one the finest in... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2014 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• The Wonderful Urban Jungle

  

  On our post yesterday I mentioned that we had a weekend away in Norfolk in which we managed to visit a nursery and a couple of gardens. Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2014 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• Garden Blogger's Bloom Day September 2014

  

  We just came back from a fabulous weekend away in Norfolk and have managed to visit a couple of wonderful gardens and a nursery. Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2014 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• The Sweet and The Soft

  

  Last Saturday we attended the monthly meet of our local HPS chapter and the guest speaker was Colin Ward, owner of Swines Meadow Farm Nursery which is not that... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2014 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• Exotic Plants and Exotic Fish

  

  As most of you know by now our main hobby is exotic gardening with koi keeping secondary to that. Although both coexist in our garden, our external and social... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2014 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• With Reluctance I Go Terracotta

  

  So I bought some new plants recently and a few more have since arrived since then. They came in small pots and are meant to be re-potted as soon as possible. Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2014 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• Fling 2014: Portland Japanese Garden

  

  After a break from Fling posts, it felt like a good time to come back to our fabulous trip to Portland. Its hard to believe it that its almost two months since... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2014 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• PlantSnapp Launch at Clifton Nurseries

  

  Last week I attended the official launch of PlantSnapp, an iPhone and iPad based plant identification app. The premise of it is that you send a team of people... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2014 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• Bromeliad Surprise

  

  Walking to and from the koi pond several times last Sunday (we were busy building something...) I suddenly spotted something unusual on the clump of bromeliad... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2014 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• An Infatuation to Remember

  

  When I was fetching some old, ex rain shelters stored at the back of our smaller greenhouse right at the bottom of the garden I caught glimpse of a clump of... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2014 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• Multiplicity

  

  Isn't it nice when you come home from work and you have parcels of newly arrived plant goodies to open up? Have to say they were all well packaged, much to my... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2014 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• Sun, Mood, and Stars

  

  It's amazing how influential the sun can be on ones mood. For most of July and the early part of August here it has been bright, sunny, warm as you'd expect... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2014 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• Summer Vacation from the Sun Room

  

  A few days ago I moved some of the agaves taking almost permanent residence in the sun room out into the patio. I thought I better give them a break from being... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2014 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• To Label Or Not to Label: That is the Question

  

  A recent post on Danger Garden asked about labels on plants in private gardens and a recent conversation I had with a garden visitor had me thinking recently... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2014 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• A Few New Plants from Crug Farm

  

  Last Thursday we received a delivery of nice new plants from Crug Farm. It's a small delivery compared to some of our previous orders but some items were ordere... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• Favourite Plant of the Week - Plectranthus Oertendahlii

  

  My favourite plant of the week is this gem that we got from Hampton Court Flower Show last month from the Trewidden stand. While I was busy scrutinising the... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2014 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING