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• Autumn Peas

  

  At the Thompson Morgan press day a couple of months ago we were all given packets of Terrain peas and Sweet Horizon mangetout with the instructions to go... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Painshill Park

  

  The Lake The Gothic Folly It’s often the case (for me anyway) that gardens that are quite nearby get overlooked – I think it’s the thought that going there... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Perch Hill

  

  I find myself in the grip of various emotions when I visit Perch Hill – awestruck by the consistency with which it looks stunning throughout the seasons,... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Four Fruit Clafoutis

  

  Up until now I’ve always mourned the passing of the fresh cherry season because it meant the end of clafoutis, one of my favourite puddings. Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Blight Resistant Tomatoes Come up Trumps

  

  I’ve been testing some blight resistant tomato varieties sent to me by www.organicplants.co.uk and for the first time in years I have outdoor varieties that hav... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Gulf Stream Glories

  

  I’m sure that Logan is still lovely on an overcast day (of which Scotland has a few) but it was at its very best on a hot sunny day when the eucalyptus and... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Rhubodach to Colintraive

  

  There’s a lovely little ferry that takes just 5 minutes to cross from the northern tip of Bute to Colintraive on the mainland. Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Ascog Hall Victorian Fernery & Garden

  

  The sunken fernery has had a chequered history since its heyday in the 19th century when it was an object of considerable wonder. Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Mount Stuart

  

  The last time I visited Mount Stuart was shortly after the estimable James Alexander Sinclair had designed and planted the garden leading to the new visitor... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Isle of Bute

  

  It’s a few years since I last visited Bute and despite the 35-minute ferry crossing being eye-wincingly expensive (if you take your car), it was lovely to retur... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• The Walled Garden at Culzean Castle

  

  Another glorious day in Scotland – and another wonderful garden. The annual flower mixes clearly love the conditions – I don’t think I’ve ever... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• What’s New from Thompson & Morgan

  

  I’ve recently been to a press preview of new varieties from the Ipswich seed company and have whittled down the many to the few that I found most interesting. Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Tours Garlic & Basil Fair

  

  I first read about this event in Jane Grigson’s Vegetable Book when she wrote that ‘The great event of our summer in France is the garlic and basil fair at... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Chaumont International Garden Festival

  

  Chateau du Chaumont It’s some years since I last visited the garden festival at Chaumont and my goodness it has upped its game in the intervening years. Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Montresor

  

  I’m not quite sure who decides these things, but Montresor was certainly very lovely. Given this accolade, I expected it to be heaving with tourists, but it... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• It’s Roses All the Way at Chedigny

  

  I may have arrived too late for Chedigny’s official Rose Festival but there was still an abundance of flowers to be seen in this lovely village, including roses. Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• 21st Century Plantagenets

  

  Seventeen years ago a pair of BBC reporters, Bella and David Gordon, gave up their London life and moved to a small village in the Loire Valley where they... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Chinon

  

  It’s worth rising early in Chinon to walk through quiet streets and really absorb the atmosphere of this beautiful medieval town on the banks of the Vienne Rive... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Loire Travels

  

  I’ve been on my travels again – this time to the Loire Valley – a place that is dear to my heart. I spent some time there twenty years ago and have been... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Apricots – It’s Been Worth the Wait

  

  There have been times in the past several years since I planted the apricot tree that I have seriously considered chopping it down. It has produced very few... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2015 GARDENING, HOME