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• Greening up Your Neighbourhood

  

  Hollyhocks are giving a wonderful display in our streets and front gardens this year.Their ability to grow in such tricky conditions never fails to astound and... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Grow London 19th-21st June

  

  Grow London is now in its second year. Last year was a fabulous show, beautifully curated with top-notch nurseries, classy garden furniture and the most... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Hurrah for Self-seeders!

  

  These gorgeous Aquilegias (aka columbines, Granny’s bonnets) seemed to have exuberantly increased since last year (all on their own), and post spring bulbs, hav... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Tulip Disappointment

  

  It’s all looking a little funereal in the front garden. I was aiming for a bright and perky extravaganza that I’ve sometimes achieved in the past (just think... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Suttons’ Seed Mixes (and Personalised Crates!)

  

  Ah! Flattery will get you everywhere! Suttons sent out four salad seed mixes for gardening bloggers and journalists to trial in early Feb, accompanied by one’s... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Lunaria ‘Corfu Blue’

  

  I bought little seedlings of this lovely perennial Honesty around Easter last year from Special Plants in Bath and this spring they have started flowering. Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Tomatoes-choosing Your Favourite Variety

  

  I was chatting to fellow tomato enthusiasts recently and as we nattered on about favourite varieties, I was surprised to hear that they found ‘Sungold’ (above)... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Perfect Plant Combination

  

  Just like Veronica at Through the Garden Gate, I’ve been peering into other people’s front gardens (this one in Maida Vale). Although I’m usually more partial t... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• RHS London Plant and Potato Fair Feb 2015

  

  Compared to Chelsea and Hampton court, shows in the RHS halls in Victoria are small, almost intimate affairs and I love them for this. Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• RHS Plant and Potato Fair 20th and 21st Feb

  

  The first RHS London show of the year, for me, always signals that winter is nearly over. Hurrah, bloomin’ hurrah!I can’t wait to see what delights lie in store. Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Tim Bushe, Bright Old Thing!

  

  Tim Bushe is well known and very much admired in our our neighbourhood as he created this fantastic herd of elephants from a troublesome corner hedge a few year... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Sweet Cicely

  

  Ah, the first snow of the year (in London)! I’m deliciously warm and cosy inside, and this enforced idleness from gardening allows me a little time for... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Indigo Rose Tomato

  

  I’ve been watching this tomato for a while now (Indigo Rose seeds available from Plant World Seeds), and many neighbours and passersby have been commenting on... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• The Joy of Growing Vegetables

  

  This year we gave away Tromboncino courgette seeds as part of our community veg growing project. They’re a big hit.Now Eleni, above, is no novice grower. She... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Loquats in London

  

  In November, I was bowled over by the most delicious scent from the blossom on my loquat (Eriobotyra japonica) tree. And now, as I gaze out of my back door,... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Geranium Psilostemon

  

  I’ve always found this Geranium a vibrant, uplifting plant to have in the garden. Fellow blogger Veronica visited recently, and wrote a lovely post... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• The Edible Gardening Show at Ali Pali

  

  The Edible Gardening Show kicks off today and continues all day on Saturday and Sunday. I’ll be talking throughout, alongside many others-James Wong, Pippa... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• RIP Des

  

  I don’t often write personal blogs, but my lovely husband Des died unexpectedly this weekend and posts may be erratic for a while to come. Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Narcissus Cantabricus (and Other Winter Lovelies)

  

  I tweeted this gorgeous Narcissus cantabricus (white hoop-petticoat daffodil) last week as it was such a joyous sight to behold. Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Tardy Bulb Planting

  

  I thought my bulb planting was over for the year, but in a meeting just before Christmas, a new client expressed an interest in daffodils for spring. Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2014 GARDENING, HOME