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• Classy Alternative to an Upturned Hanging Basket

  

  Clever old Crocus always has innovative and attractive products. Regular followers of this blog will know that I recommend upside down hanging baskets to protec... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Grow Wild for National Gardening Week

  

  The highlights of National Gardening Week from the 15th-21st April will be sowing wildflowers to keep Britain beautiful and promoting horticultural careers. Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Speed Dating (sort Of) on Your Behalf

  

  Yesterday was the Garden Press Event when the horticultural trade shows us what’s new for the year ahead. There were 90 stands and by the time everyone of them... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Upcoming Events & Courses

  

  West Dean, near Chichester West Sussex have the following upcoming courses : GARDENING COURSES March 8 – 10 Metal birds and bugs – making outdoor sculptures,... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Salad Days Soon

  

  I’ve started sowing salads of varying sorts in my cold greenhouse and a couple of warm days has had them germinating. I stand the pots in a polystyrene fish... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• National Nest Box Week

  

  February ©CJ Wildbirdfoods Ltd With the annual ‘National Nest Box Week’ running from 14-21 February this is the perfect time of year to site a nest box in your... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Sam the Snowdrop

  

  If I could only grow one snowdrop it would be ‘Sam Arnott’ – while most are just showing colour, Sam is in full flower, tall and elegant and when/if the sun... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Monty’s French Gardens

  

  After watching Monty Don’s new program on French Gardens on Friday I looked up ‘La theorie et la pratique du Jardinage’ and was pleased to find it on Google... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• The Daphnes Are Delightful

  

  Three of my daphnes are flowering, or on the point of doing so – D.‘Jacqueline Postil’ has been out for the best part of a month. Rather puzzlingly, Daphne... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Sarah Raven at Yeo Valley’s Organic Garden

  

  There will be two opportunities to hear one of Sarah’s inspirational talks as part of a programme of talks by celebrity gardeners to raise funds for Hortatio’s... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Ranunculus Rising

  

  The ranunculus that I planted in pots at the end of November are on the move despite the cold and the poor light levels. The good thing about growing them... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• A Clematis for All Seasons

  

  For the past few months I’ve been buying a beautiful blue clematis that is now being sold as a cut flower by some florists. Not only does it look wonderful in... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• The Transformative Effect of Snow

  

  It’s interesting how snow reveals patterns and textures and highlights things that might go unnoticed in normal circumstances when there is the distraction of... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• The Versatility of Hanging Baskets

  

  I’m not a huge fan of summer displays in hanging baskets, except for growing salad, strawberries and tomatoes, but nonetheless I do find them fantastically... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Enlisting Help from a Designer

  

  Last September’s knee-shattering incident made me think that the time had finally come to rethink the hard landscaping in parts of the garden. Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Gorgeous Gardeners

  

  Happy New Year – and here’s something to brighten these dull January days. I had some difficulty focusing on the planting when I was sent a press release about... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• 5 Good Reasons to Use a Garden Designer

  

  Reasons Why a Gardener Should Use a Designer Hard landscaping isn’t like plants, you can’t transplant it if you don’t like the effect A fresh eye can analyse th... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• A Few Highlights from 2012

  

  Hopefully 2012 was a good year for you. Here’s a look back at some of our favourite posts from the last 12 months. Earlier in the year it was fascinating to... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Wreathed in Light

  

  I like to buy an unadorned pine wreath for my door and then decorate it myself. This year I decided on quite a subtle theme with eryngium and blue clematis... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Kiss & Go

  

  Kiss Go is an old Somerset name for mistletoe. The RHS has an interesting tip if you are contemplating trying to grow some of the berries once they have done... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2012 GARDENING, HOME