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• Dog Show Now on Sunday 20th October

  

  Apologies, our Dog Show (as per my last post) has been pushed back a week. Please do join us on Sunday 20th October on Avenell Road, N5 in Finsbury Park from... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• The BTG (now Annual) Dog Show

  

  Our first Dog Show was part of the now ‘resting’ ‘Chelsea Fringe’ back in 2019 and by popular demand, has returned most years (Covid allowing) ever since. Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• Chelsea Fringe May 21st-May 29th 2022

  

  Cor, the Fringe is now in its eleventh year! What is the Chelsea Fringe I hear you ask? The Chelsea Fringe is an alternative to the Chelsea Flower Show, with... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• Rose Training with Jenny ‘Niff’ Barnes

  

  Cor, it’s been a while since I’ve blogged, but having been on such an inspiring rose pruning day with Jenny ‘Niff’ Barnes at the gorgeous Cottesbrooke Hall and... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• Salvias

  

  are just starting to flower in my garden and in a few of my client’s gardens and it’s the perfect time to add these to a border or plant in a pot or two. Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• The Dog Show

  

  Cor, how time flies. This time last year we held a most enjoyable Chelsea Fringe Dog Show. Probably one of the most enjoyable get-togethers our community projec... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• The Rebellious Flower Crown Challenge

  

  Last year our community gardening project held a hugely enjoyable Dog Show in May as part of the Chelsea Fringe. For obvious reasons, we can’t all get together... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Honesty and Purple Rain, Podcast No.4

  

  I love Allium time of year. Daffodils and tulips, having riotously heralded spring, are nearly over, and now these purple explosions are starting to take... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Over theGarden Fence Podcast No. 3 Compost in Veg Street

  

  Since 2009 we’ve had a front garden community growing project on the go in Finsbury Park in North London and we’ve all hugely benefitted from knowing our... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Over the Garden Fence Podcast No. 2-A Riot of Wildflowers

  

  Ah, we’re getting into the swing of this. Here’s no. 2.Apple blossom has taken up the baton from the Pittosporum, and once again, bees are vibrantly humming... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Over the Garden Fence Podcast-Emerging from the Brambles

  

  Hurrah! My first Podcast is now live. I’ve been chatting with my neighbour Simeon about greening up his garden now that he’s spending a lot more time at home... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Getting Your Gardening Fix

  

  I’ve been madly seed sowing during Lockdown, but as as well as planning for annual flowers and veg, I do have some gaps in my garden in want of a few lush... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Gardening in the Time of Coronavirus

  

  What unbelievably strange times we’re all going through. Along with many others, I’ve been self-isolating at home as one of the household has suspicious symptom... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• West of London-Part 1

  

  It seems to take a huge feat of organisation to get myself out of London these days (apart from the odd month in Greece), and I’ve been wanting to visit Allt y... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Box Tree Caterpillar

  

  Nearly every street I walk down in London has Box that looks like this now. You can even see one of the culprits happily munching away below. Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Dog Show on Sunday May 19th

  

  This is Geoff (not my dog). He’s featuring because our community gardening project is holding a DOG SHOW as part of the Chelsea Fringe this year on Sunday May... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• The Chelsea Fringe 2018

  

  Blimey, it’s May already, and the Chelsea Fringe will be with us in just over 2 weeks! This is its 7th year and it will be running for nine days, from Saturday... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Clematis Alpina Columbine

  

  This year has flown already. I must say, I’ve struggled to make time to blog, but I have found Instagram (I’m naomi.outofmyshed by the way) very alluring and no... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Vinca Difformis Ssp. Sardoa

  

  A friend asked me what could she plant to give her interest in her South London garden at this time of the year, and heading towards Spring, and I came out... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Box Alternatives

  

  Everyone loves a box parterre (don’t they?). Back in June 2012, fellow blogger Veronica, from Through the garden gate, and I went to see the open gardens in... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2017 GARDENING, HOME