Danielcarruthers

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• Homegrown Revolution

  

  Yesterday I was listening to James Wong (@Botanygeek) on Five Live talking through the merits of growing your own fruit and vegetables. Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2012 GARDENING

• Worth the Wait

  

  It’s taken months of waiting and nightly slug patrols, but finally I’ve got my reward – from now until autumn-proper arrives I will walk out the front door and... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2012 GARDENING

• Following Expert Advice on Strawberries

  

  I’ve managed to be uncharacteristically controlled with the new Malwina strawberry plants that arrived earlier in the year and I actually picked off all the... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2012 GARDENING

• The White Stuff

  

  Some of the most successful plant combinations in the garden at this time of year are in shades of white and green. The white Japanese anemones love it in the... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2012 GARDENING

• A Fruitless Endeavour

  

  I was doing a quick assessment of how the fruit has done in the garden this year. It has been dreadful and I’m just hoping that having had to put so little... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2012 GARDENING

• The Appeal of Small Events

  

  RHS Hyde Hall has just held a plant fair which was a pleasure to visit. It was more on the scale of Courson (outside Paris) than some of the major events that... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2012 GARDENING

• Garden Archaeology

  

  We have just returned from a visit to friends whose garden is the site of a large house that burnt down in the early 20th century. Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2012 GARDENING

• Mr Postman Please Be Kind to Bees

  

  @helpsavebees – It would appear that the Post Office hasn’t got the message that bees are a good thing and that killing them is a bad thing, even when they... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2012 GARDENING

• Barricaded Brassicas

  

  I’ve taken a belt and braces approach to the brassica bed this year. They’ve been planted in a raised bed to reduce (I hope) the number of slugs and snails. Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2012 GARDENING

• Tomato Catchup

  

  After all the despair about the tomatoes because of the poor light levels, checking back I find that they are exactly where they should be! Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2012 GARDENING

• Fabulous Phlox

  

  Phlox are a favorite plant of mine, especially the blue and whites – and I love the musky scent too. Like everything else, they have grown very tall this year,... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2012 GARDENING

• Ben Eine’s New Work at The Moveable Feast Garden

  

  Street artist Ben Eine has made a colourful and apposite contribution to the Moveable Feast Garden at St Leonard’s-on-Sea. David & Samantha Cameron gave a... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2012 GARDENING

• Brolly Good News

  

  There have been a number of times recently when I’ve spotted something rather nice in a friend’s garden and have asked where they bought it. I expected some... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2012 GARDENING

• The Gold Medal Olympic Park

  

  I loved my day at the Olympics and the high point was undoubtedly the planting – I’m not sure Synchronised Swimming is the sport for me, especially when viewed... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2012 GARDENING

• The Munch Bunch

  

  I’ve resorted to digging up some of the dahlias that have been seriously chomped on by the slugs and snails. They are now in the recovery ward where the good... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2012 GARDENING

• My Tomatoes Take a Turn for the Better

  

  I was resigned to a really poor crop of tomatoes, but it’s amazing what a few days of sunshine can do. The greenhouse tomatoes are looking in quite good shape... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2012 GARDENING

• Better Weather for Beans – At Last

  

  Thanks to nightly slug and snail patrols – and a bit of summer – the runner beans are at last romping up their poles and flowering prolifically. We may not... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2012 GARDENING

• A Sweet Response

  

  I’d more or less given up on the sweetpeas. They’ve been so battered by the rain that I thought I was going to have to pull them out, but a couple of days of... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2012 GARDENING

• Party on the Plot

  

  Painting by Chris Cyprus - click picture to see more by Chris. It’s National Allotment Week from the 6-12th of August and allotment sites are being encouraged t... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2012 GARDENING

• A Little Piece of History

  

  The wristband that was issued for Press Day at the Chelsea Flower Show this year was too nice to throw away, so I cut it off carefully and gave it to my... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2012 GARDENING