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• Begonia Grandis – a No-fuss Late Summer Beauty

  

  While many of the plants in the garden are looking a bit dusty and past their best and are needing a good tidy, or at least a deadheading, the Begonia grandis... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Heavenly Blue

  

  There can’t be a more aptly named flower than Ipomoea ‘Heavenly Blue’ – the morning glory. I’ve written about how much I love it previously on the blog – I... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Gardening on a Grand Scale at Bowood

  

  It’s been a while since I last visited Bowood House and they have been very busy doing interesting things in the garden over intervening years. Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Blight is Back

  

  Regular readers of this blog will know that never a year goes by that I don’t say ‘I’m never going to plant outdoor tomatoes again’ – but somehow I can’t... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• A Walk on the Wildside

  

  Keith Whiley is a remarkable man. I first saw his work at The Garden House in Buckland Monachorum where he began his experiments with reshaping the land to... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Dianella (very) Caerulea

  

  This blue flax lily is useful in a very dry spot at the foot of a wall where it usually remains pretty inconspicuous amongst its showier companions, but this... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• A Good Solution for Mildewy Acanthus

  

  I gave up growing acanthus some years ago because the leaves become so ugly in late summer when mildew takes hold and finishes of the job started by slugs and... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• It’s in the Bag

  

  Thompson & Morgan have been doing some research on growing potatoes in containers and have discovered that the deep bags that have been the standard... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Stowasis Sheer Descent

  

  I’ve somehow never got around to running water to any point in the garden where we could have a proper water feature. In the meantime I make do with several... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• It’s Glorious at Glyndebourne

  

  Bloggers perks are fairly rare and generally a very mixed bag, but occasionally something comes along that is quite irresistible. Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• A Cupcake That’s Guaranteed to Be Non-Fattening

  I was invited to look round Thompson Morgan’s trial grounds this week and of all the flowers that I saw there, the one that stole my heart was a new cosmos... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• A United Nations of Tomatoes

  

  Picking this lovely selection of tomatoes from the greenhouse it occurred to me that  the days are long gone when we just grew British varieties like Ailsa Crai... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• The Blooming Fantastic Tigridia

  

  I sometimes wonder why I bother growing this bulb/corm – its foliage is rather unremarkable and made less so by the slugs and snails munching on it – and then... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Rosa Helenae

  

  On my recent Swedish visit I was bowled over by this wonderful species rambling rose – in Sweden it is known as the honey-rose for the very good reason that it... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Our Own Apricots

  

  I wish I could say that our apricot tree provides us with a magnificent crop, but the truth of the matter is that despite the wonderful weather, the couple of... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• A Haunt of Swedish Artists

  

  During my recent visit to the island of Oland I stayed in a characterful guesthouse called Bo Pensionat. In the early 20th century it was a favourite meeting... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Oranges & Lemons

  

  The citrus trees are thriving in the hot, sunny weather. There’s loads of blossom and young fruit, so I’m making sure that they are fed and watered regularly, o... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Create Your Own Seed Packets

  

  Unless you diligently dead-head your annuals you’ll likely find an abundance of seed heads replacing the flowers as summer strides forward. Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Tickle Your Roots

  

  It’s the time of year when it’s tempting to introduce some colour into the borders while waiting for the late summer blooms to get going. Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Capellagarden’s Garden

  

  For the full time gardening students at Capellagarden, the year runs from March to September.  At the start many of them may never have gardened before, but fro... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME