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• Our Veg Growing Community

  We had a great afternoon at ‘Cake Sunday’ this weekend. Many neighbours braved the somewhat chilly weather and came along to catch up with each other. This is... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2011 GARDENING

• Grow What You Love

  Autumn is a great time of year for reflection, looking at the highs and lows of the growing season and eagerly planning ahead for next year’s perfect plot or... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2011 GARDENING

• Jerusalem Artichokes-they’re Back!

  

  Jerusalem artichokes-Ooh, how I’ve missed them! These delicious knobbly vegetables are little nuggets of pure joy! Stuck indoors all week with a nasty cold, I... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2011 GARDENING

• Autumn Flowering Plants?

  This summer I’ve felt rather disappointed with the lack of flowers on some of my Agapanthus plants, despite coaxing with seaweed feed and daily watering. Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2011 GARDENING

• Le Jardin Plume in Normandy

  

  I can’t remember if it was the great signage or the satnav that brought us to this glorious garden, seemingly springing-up from nowhere in the middle of... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2011 GARDENING

• Planting Daffodil Bulbs

  Our Daffodil (Narcissi) bulbs have arrived from Peter Nyssen and now is the time to plant them so that their roots can get established before the winter sets in. Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2011 GARDENING

• St. Pancras Hotel Roof Terrace

  

  As I was sorting through the images for this post, I was amazed at the breadth of plants that Ylva Blid-Mackenzie has used in her planting design for the roof... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2011 GARDENING

• Great Dixter Plant Fair

  

  I’ve just spent this weekend soaking up the last of the summer’s rays down on the East Sussex coast. And what better way to finish off the weekend, than a... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2011 GARDENING

• Collecting Seeds

  In my back garden, Nigella seeds are tantalizingly visible in their seed heads and ripe for collecting this time of year. In fact, everywhere, there seems to... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2011 GARDENING

• Abbey Saint Georges De Boscherville in Normandy

  

  My favoured form of planting is always loose, with few sharp edges, but I can also be a sucker for the odd bit of formality too. Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2011 GARDENING

• Chilli Reminder

  

  Just a quick reminder for your diaries. Victoriana Nursery are holding a Chilli tasting day this Saturday 24th September 11am-3.30pm, near Ashford in Kent. Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2011 GARDENING

• The Inner Life of a Tree Fern

  A client had an ailing Tree Fern, and when I asked Colin, a friend with a passion for Tree Ferns (see Colin’s guest blog), what to do, he came up with some grea... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2011 GARDENING

• Growing Cleome from Seed

  One of my favorite annuals that I grew this year was Cleome spinosa ‘Helen Cambpbell’ (above). Easy to grow from seed and flowering from July until October, I ‘... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2011 GARDENING

• Who’s a Pretty Boy Then?- Ordering Parrot Tulips

  Last year I had such fun experimenting with Tulip combinations, that I’m very excited about choosing what to try out this year. Above, are Tulipa ‘Ballerina’,... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2011 GARDENING

• Piet Oudolf at the Serpentine Pavilion in London – Simple but Stunning!

  

  I can’t believe I’ve taken so long to get to see this Pavilion. Situated right next to the Serpentine Gallery in Hyde Park is a large long oblong black... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2011 GARDENING

• More Plant Combinations and Inspiration from Great Dixter

  Following on from last week’s Great Dixter blog, here’s a few more irresistible plant combinations and inspirational ideas from the gardens at this time of year. Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2011 GARDENING

• Tomato Tasting

  

  I have to admit that I’m not a great tomato grower and so to improve my knowhow, I headed off with fellow tomato lover, Lucy, for an afternoon of tomato... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2011 GARDENING

• Great Dixter Revisited

  

  It’s the first time I’ve been back to Great Dixter since volunteering in February this year and it didn’t take long to feel totally uplifted as I soaked up the... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2011 GARDENING

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  Plenty of rain and sunshine has really helped to produce a fantastic crop of runner beans for our front garden community veg growing project in Finsbury Park,... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2011 GARDENING

• Tim’s Topiary Or Bushe’s Bushes!

  Back in June, when we were delivering growbags for our veg growing project, we couldn’t help but notice some amazing topiary en route. Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2011 GARDENING