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• Empty and Temporary

  

  Well almost anyway, considering what was there before.... y last Saturday (the first few were taken last week as Gaz had previously blogged about), as well as... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• RHS Tatton Park Flower Show

  

  With summer looking nice and established at long last in the UK there are a number of large shows to entertain and delight, the summer show season kicked off... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• Jungle Hut

  

  Half way down the garden is our jungle hut, marking the entrance into the jungle end of the garden. Originally a large shed we added the porch area on the... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• Out With The Old

  

  As Mark blogged about recently, we have a number of plans ahead with the garden and the next on our list is the patio near to the house, we usually refer this a... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• Woburn Abbey Plant Fair

  

  We often comment that the best nurseries and plant fairs are all quite some distance from where we live, so it was lovely to discover that some of our... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• A Season of Scheffleras

  

  All the Scheffleras in our garden are busy flushing and putting out new growth at the moment. Like with many plants this year the burst of new growth has been... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2013 GARDENING

• The One That Unlocks the Garden

  

  As we entered into spring we made a list of things to do and projects to be done during the coming warmer months. Some were exciting and pretty to do, whilst... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• RHS Hampton Court 2013: Preview

  

  The 2013 RHS Hampton Court Flower Show will soon be here, starting on July 9th. This year the show format has been updated with the various gardens, trade stand... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• Greenhouse Complete at Last!

  

  We have had quite a productive day in the garden, with the final glass reinstated into the greenhouse. With the glass finished we then gravelled the floor,... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• Win Yeo Valley Goodies

  

  We are pleased to announce we have another fantastic Yeo Valley Goodie Bag available as a competition To celebrate the arrival of summer, Yeo Valley have... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• A Greenhouse Reborn (x2)

  

  Way back in 2011 we bought a greenhouse on Ebay which was intended to go up in our working area. Well finally this one has been built! It has been built on a... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• Mas Que Nada!

  

  Give this area a makeover like it's the only garden space we have. Imagine the adjacent greenhouse as our house and this is the small courtyard or garden that i... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• Of the Three Giants

  

  Of the three (potentially) giant hostas in the garden... Hosta 'Jurassic Park' Jurassic Park - looks like this 'dinosaur' is going to take awhile before it... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• Working Area

  

  Beyond the koi filter house in a land far far away... Oops wrong story! I'll start again. Beyond the koi filter house is an area that has been featured in the... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• The May Garden

  

  Spring was a long time in coming this year and some plants still seem a long way behind. But despite all that the garden is really coming into its own now. Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• Sinful Syneilesis

  

  Year after year I continue to be impressed by this genus of woodland perennial. Not that we have lots of them, we only have two in the garden but they reliably... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• Chelsea 2013: Plant Sell Off

  

  The 2013 edition and the centenary year of the RHS Chelsea Flower show drew to a close yesterday and one of the highlights of the last day of this week long eve... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• Chelsea 2013: Great Pavillion

  

  Whilst the show gardens grab most of the attention and headlines, the Great Pavilion is home to a far wider range of plants and smaller displays. Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• Chelsea 2013

  

  We have had quite a busy, and enjoyable day at the 2013 RHS Chelsea Flower Show. As mentioned in our preview post we will be covering this in more detail over... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• Chelsea at 100

  

  This year sees the centenary of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show which, although not the biggest, is certainly one of the most famous gardening shows in the world. Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING