David Marsden

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• Anemone Nemorosa

  

  April brings wood anemones to The Priory and about time too. Of all the wildflowers that were already here when I arrived, the gradual increase of anemones... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Reblogging: Lambing

  

  Here’s the second of an occasional reblogging series from my seven-year catalogue of posts.oooOOOoooIt’s not as if I need an excuse to go up to Margaret’s farm... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• My Old Wheelbarrow

  

  I am ridiculously fond of some inanimate objects.  Too fond probably.  Long association with a non-sentient – some may say soulless – thing can forge an intimat... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Waiting For Snow

  

  It has been a terribly long wait since The Priory had snow enough to show and tell: a five-year wait. The Beast from the East didn’t bring huge amounts of snow... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Win Tickets to the Ascot Spring Garden Show 2018

  

  It’s about time I offered a give-away, I think.  So, in a bizarre coincidence, here is one.April will see the launch of the brand new Ascot Spring Garden Show. Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Gardening Mistakes, Foolishness And Falling Over

  The path of every gardener is strewn with mistake cowpats and not-knowing-any-better-trip-wires.  Or at least mine is.  Here’s a handful which I’ve ‘enjoyed’... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Greyer Hair, Whiter Finger

  

  One good thing about growing older is ….. nope, I’m struggling.  One thing about growing older is that the physical graft of professional, full-time gardening... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Priory Trees: The Tulip Tree

  

  For a short while, it is the garden’s signature tree.  For most of the year it holds either naked branches against sky; or else a wrap of unremarkable green –... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Reblogging The Pale Tussock Moth

  I’ve never reblogged a post before, never thought much about doing so … until I read the free and very useful WordPress e-book, Grow Your Traffic, Build Your... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Win A Copy Of ‘Down To Earth’ By Monty Don

  

  On Saturday, I attended a pre-publication lunch held to promote Monty Don’s new book, ‘Down to Earth‘. I don’t often accept the various invitations I receive... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• The Sparrowhawk

  

  (Some people may find the following photos upsetting).Jim picked me up from work at The Old Forge yesterday and, as I loaded my tools into the car, told me... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• I Capsize The Island

  

  Three or four years ago, I planted a little corkscrew willow on a little island in the east pond.  Which isn’t news; I’ve written about it before. Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• A Postcard From Lindos, Rhodes

  

  My holidays are often quite adventurous: cycling though the German countryside, hiking across British mountains, bobbing down the Zambezi in a barrel,... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2017 HOME

• An Interview With Lawnmowers Direct

  

  Here’s a very quick post (during my not very stringently, self-enforced break from blogging) to mention a recent interview.White Snakeshead Fritillary (not a... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• An End To March

  

  I’m taking a short break from ‘The Anxious Gardener‘ but, after months of winter drear, it seems a shame not to share some images from the last days of March. Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Win ‘The Thoughtful Gardener’ By Jinny Blom

  

  It has been over six months since I gave away a new, shiny book – which is far too long and I’ll rectify that right now.  ‘The Thoughtful Gardener’ by Jinny Blo... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• New Gardening Blogs – A Follow Up

  Thank you to everyone who helped in my call to find New Gardening Blogs. Frankly, I wasn’t expecting much of a response and so the flood of replies took me by... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• New Gardening Blogs

  I remember – only too well – the reaction when I launched my blog six years ago.  I was a bit bored, fancied a challenge and on a whim decided I’d try writing... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• A Garden Tour: The Clergy House, Alfriston

  

  On a sunny day in June of last year, and anxious to avoid a long list of home DIY jobs, I drove a few miles over the South Downs to the village of Alfriston. Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• January Ice

  

  We’ve had no snowfall yet at The Priory but we have had plenty of the next best thing: hard frosts under bright, blue skies.The drive leading down to the houseO... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2017 GARDENING, HOME