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• An Amble in Andalusia – with Added Dog

  

  On our recent trip to Spain we stayed in a wonderful place deep in the countryside, but little more than an hour from Granada and Cordoba. Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• An Evolutionary Process

  

  Tom Mitchell is a man in the grips of an obsession, with a wonderful turn of phrase and an interesting backstory, all of which have contributed to the launch... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Long Acre Plants

  

  My garden has many shady areas, and after years of optimistically thinking that my favourite plants wouldn’t really object to a lack of sun – and then watching... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Arches, Rills and Fountains of the Alhambra Gardens

  

  Throughout the gardens of the Palaces and the Generalife, there are wonderful architectural details that can be used as inspiration – if on a more modest scale. Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• The Alhambra – an Andalusian Ambition Fulfilled

  

  The view from the Generalife gardens to the Alhambra Palaces I’ve finally been to the Alhambra and it did not disappoint (except for the crowds). It is a place... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Great Dixter Nursery

  

  There’s something immensely satisfying about visiting an iconic garden like Great Dixter and then being able to go to the nursery to buy some of the plants... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• 5* Garden Visits

  

  It just so happens that both Sissinghurst and Great Dixter are within half an hour’s drive of home, but even so I don’t go to either often enough. This week I... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• The Rewards of a Reprieve

  

  The quince tree was supposed to be removed when the new landscaping was done in the garden, but when the time came, neither I nor the builders could bear to... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• The Unignorable Amistad

  

  One of my buys from Derry Watkins Special Plants Nursery near Bath was Salvia ‘Amistad’ – I love its intense blue colour and the fact that it is relatively... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Pale Beauties

  

  Gladiolus murielae is a plant that keeps changing its name – it used to be Acidanthera, then Gladiolus callianthus and now G. Murielae, but whatever its name... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• In the Pink

  

  There are some good splashes of colour amongst the fading or slug-ravaged plants in the garden. I gave the Phlox paniculata ‘Hesperis’ a selective Chelsea Chop... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Internet Gardener

  

  Home Delivery Drop Box Wooden Log store The name says it all really, the Internet Gardener stocks an enormous range of garden-related tools and equipment... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Garden Supplies from Sam Turner

  

  Town and Country Seeding Weeding Gloves It’s the time of year when a gardener is in need of a new pair (or two) of sturdy gloves to deal with pruning,... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Ayesha the Magnificent

  

  If there is a finer hydrangea than Ayesha, I have yet to see it. It’s lilac- blossom-type flowers are looking their best right now in shades of pink and green... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Squash

  

  When a few squash plants germinated in one of my compost heaps I decided to let them be. There was an enormous amount of leaf growth and the stems were soon... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Plant Me Now Autumn Plants

  

  The autumn delivery from Plant Me Now has recently arrived. With the garden still in full exuberant flower, there’s no space in borders or containers to plant... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• The Delicate Delight of Herbaceous Clematis

  

  The improved soil in one of the new raised beds near the house must have been just what this pale blue clematis required. The tiny pale blue flowers look quite... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Sambac Jasmine

  

  Thirteen years ago I brought a sambac jasmine (also known as Arabian jasmine) back from Tuscany. I was there to write a book about a wonderful nursery called... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• A Living Roof

  

  I’ve been a fan of living roofs for quite some time, but never more so than this year, when they seem to be alive with bees and butterflies. Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Tomato Pest Alert

  

  It’s a new one to me – I was in the greenhouse watering the tomatoes when I noticed that the leaves were being eaten and there were caterpillar droppings... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2013 GARDENING, HOME