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• Plant Hunter Dan Hinkley

  

  Evolution Plants near Bradford on Avon is holding a special open day on the 10th of May when the public can visit the nursery for the first time, buy plants... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• On the Verge

  

  A scheme in Scotland has come up with a roundabout way to grow flowers to help boost the bees. A study into the attractiveness to wildlife of urban sites sown... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Magnificent Magnolias

  

  Borde Hill Garden near Haywards Heath is rightly famous for its collection of mature magnolia trees. Most of them are the original plants collected by the... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• The Palest of Pink Pinks

  

  If, like me, you are a fan of Dianthus carthusianorum with its vibrantly pink-flowers on tall wiry stems, or the red-shaded Dianthus cruentas, you may be... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Well-Fin(n)ished

  

  Fiskars makes some of the best garden tools on the market and continue to manufacture their products in Finland where they have been making tools for a not... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Cha Cha Chive

  

  Suttons Seeds have redesigned the chive – well not really – but they do have a new variety called the Cha Cha Chive that carries top knots of wiry green leaves... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Time to Clip the Clematis

  

  One of my tasks (pleasures) this week will be to go round the garden and give all the summer and autumn flowering clematis a prune. I often think it’s all made... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Heaving with Hellebores

  

  Everywhere I look in the garden the ground is thick with hellebore seedlings – I can scarcely credit there was a time when I really struggled to grow them, now ... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• The Life Aquatic

  

  With the welcome arrival of spring, it’s not just the beds and borders that are bursting with life – ponds and water features where nothing much seems to have... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Blue Skies & Blossom

  

  It’s not just me who is enjoying the newly arrived and glorious spring weather – as I type this sentence, a butterfly has flitted past the window. Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Which Seed Compost

  

  The current issue of Gardening Which has a report on a selection of seed composts. It is noticeable that all their recommended buys contain a minimum of 55% pea... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• The Nicest Way to Snail Mail

  

  I’ve ordered some of Royal Mails new Spring Bloom stamps to put on birthday cards and other cheery missives. Now that most communicating is done by text and... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• The Ever Reliable Crocus Tommasinianus

  

  Regular readers of the blog will know that I post an annual peon of praise to this delightful crocus. Despite its delicate looks, it is tough as old boots,... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Trouble Amongst the Tulips

  

  I have a nasty feeling than many of the tulips that I planted last autumn are going to succumb to various viruses because of the endless wet weather. Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Seedy Goings-On

  

  Although I am holding off sowing seeds that need more nurturing than I can provide if the weather turns cold, I am getting on with sowing plants that only need... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• How to Build a Greenhouse Base

  High winds across the country last night will have seen a number of cheap greenhouses disappearing into the wind. Most greenhouses these days cost hundreds of... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Making the Most of My Mimosa

  

  Rather than let the remaining flowers on the mimosa tree be ripped off by the wind, I cut a couple of branches and brought them indoors. At this point they... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Mimosa Misery

  

  My poor mimosa is not enjoying this wet and windy weather. In previous years it has bloomed happily even when its branches have been laden with snow, but these... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Tucked up Against the Coming Cold

  

  Sure enough, no sooner have I spotted ill-advised young shoots on my lemon verbena than the forecasters finally start telling us that much colder weather is on... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Plan Ahead for Bi-folding Doors

  

  Gardeners are thoughtful and careful planners. What to plant next, where to plant, when to plant for succession and best to take full consideration of the... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2014 GARDENING, HOME