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• How Very Appropriate

  

  Burgon & Ball have sent me the perfect Christmas present – a very smart Kneelo kneeling pad. I will use it indoors until the weather improves. Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Honey I Shrunk the Tree

  

  We usually have a 10ft Christmas tree in our living room which had a previous life as a gymnasium in a small school. Consequently we have lovely high ceilings... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Solstice Garden

  

  A short walk around the garden on the shortest day has revealed that some plants are still hanging on from last season and others are heralding the next. Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• A Gardener Who Really Knows How to Celebrate Christmas

  

  In case any of you out there haven’t seen this (and even if you have) here’s the YouTube video of the wonderful Kim Wilde on the train home to Hertfordshire... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• A Parsley Experiment

  

  Last spring I saw some tulips underplanted with parsley – I can’t remember where – but I thought it looked rather wonderful, so I’m giving it a go. Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• A Perfectly Hobbitable Home

  

  Nowadays garden buildings come in many shapes and sizes – from sleek contemporary home offices to shepherds huts that recall an agrarian past. Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• The Gardener’s New Assistant

  

  I thought it was time to get my (just) 2 year old grandson introduced to the delights of gardening. He loved helping me put the Strulch mulch on one of the... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Back to the Borders

  

  The fractured knee is healing well and as I get more mobile I’m gradually getting to grips with the borders that have been mouldering over the past 3 months or... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• A Second Call to Action

  So far the Savari Research Trust has crowdfunded over £6000 of their £10,000 target which will allow them to continue their work on blight-resistant varieties o... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Seedy Stocking Fillers

  

  If you save seed from your garden Burgon & Ball’s set of 5 Seed Savers (£6.95) will provide the perfect containers if you want to spread the love... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Braced for Action

  

  Three months on from fracturing my kneecap I’m back out in the garden – and it feels wonderful. I am being sensible(ish). I strapped on the kneebrace and put... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2012 GARDENING

• Benches.co.uk

  

  Unsurprisingly, this eponymous website is a good place to go if you are looking for a bench for your garden. Their range of styles is pretty impressive and ther... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2012 GARDENING

• Shelter from a Storm

  

  An attractive zinc porch enhances this country house. I like the caterpillar hedge too ! It’s when it rains that the absence of a porch or canopy over the... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2012 GARDENING

• Mr Rotavator

  

  There are some large pieces of garden equipment that I use all the time – for example my shredder – which is needed frequently to deal with my gardens jungle... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2012 GARDENING

• Seed Segregation?

  

  In an effort to find out why the EU is banning the sale of packets of mixed varieties of vegetable seeds, I had a word with Paolo Arrigo from Seeds of Italy. Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2012 GARDENING

• Celebrating Wildflower Meadows

  

  Although it is far too late for many ancient British wildflower meadows lost to modern agricultural methods, some do survive to remind us of their glorious... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2012 GARDENING

• Blogs That Blaze Briefly

  

  In my Garden Notes column for Country Living I have a link to my blog and also recommend other blogs to the readers – as we do here with our Blogroll. Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2012 GARDENING

• We Both Need a Haircut

  

  Regular followers will know that I have been stuck indoors for the past two months after fracturing my kneecap. Thanks to lots of determined physio I am now... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Help the Blight Fight

  

  The Savari Research Trust in Wales is crowdfunding its ongoing development of blight-resistant varieties of Sarpo potatoes. Quite why the Government in the shap... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Garden Tidy

  

  The Plan Update from your Northern Correpondent. With a few clear days it’s the time of year to get into the garden to tidy up some of those tired looking plant... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2012 GARDENING