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• At Last! a Visit to East Ruston Vicarage Garden

  

  I have talked many times about gardens on 'the list' and East Ruston Vicarage Garden is on this imaginary list. It is a schlep from where I live so I had... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following November 2024 - Not Yet

  

  The Quince Brothers always dance to the beat of their own drum. They do not obey the rules in the same way as other trees might. They know they are... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review October 2024

  

  October decided to be a fairly mild rainy month, every month has been fairly rainy so that seems superfluous to mention; but there have been some sunny days... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• The Questions - Charles Dowding and Book Review - Compost by Charles Dowding

  

  I was recently asked if I wanted to review Charles Dowdings latest book 'Compost - transform waste into new life'. I have been lucky enough to meet Charles... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: Oaklore by Jules Acton

  

  There is something very special about oak trees, they are so embedded in the history and myths of the United Kingdom that they seem thread around and... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• Treefollowing - October 2024

  

  There has been rain and sun but mainly rain but apart from the odd night it has not really hit chilly; but it is only a matter of time. It already feels like... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• An Afternoon at The Mill Garden, Warwick

  

  Part two of the Warwick gardens day organised by the Garden Media Guild took us to The Mill Garden. The oft over-used phrase 'hidden gem' is not an over-use... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review September 2024

  

  September has been sunny, rainy, chilly and rainy and then more rainy. There have been flash floods around and about and the garden is squidgy mcsquidgy. and... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• A Morning at Hill Close Gardens

  

  The Garden Media Guild, of which I am a proud member, arranges visits for its members and whilst I cannot get to all of them the recent visit to Hill Close... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• A New Front

  

  and side garden .... Yes my dear readers the front garden renovation has taken place. The Knot Garden is now the Not Knot Garden. After months - nay years -... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• The Banana Leaks

  

  As the saying goes, I learn something new every day. Today I learned that whilst my conservatory roof is leaking, it is not leaking quite as much as I started... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• Letter to the Garden - September 2024

  

  Dear Garden How are you at the moment? It's all a bit exciting at the moment as the digger has arrived and the skip and the lump hammer and the two men who... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• The Autumn Dial

  It has happened, the Autumn Dial has been clicked on a couple of notches. The setting is still not in that comfortably middle moment yet so there is still some... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following September 2024

  

  They think its all over... well sadly it is now - as the famous quote nearly goes. Yes my dear reader this year is quinceless; the last vestige of hope has... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• The Beth Chatto Symposium 2024 - Beneath the Surface

  

  This year saw the return of the Beth Chatto Symposium, this is the third one that has been held and they take place sort of every two years. Sort of two years... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review August 2024

  

  Here we are, August is over and September is standing with one foot over the threshold. "The equinox is coming" she chants as she sashays forward,"the equinox... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• It's Hornbeam Trimming Time of Year

  

  Remeber that I recently said it was 'clippy clippy time? Well thankfully this clippy clippy task is a once a year task. Every year I think I dread it more... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• Oh No Cercis!

  

  I am beginging to think what is it with Cercis trees and my garden. Seriously - what is going on with these trees that I love rather a lot and yet seem to all... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• The Beech Pillars

  

  Suddenly it is 'clippy clippy' time in the garden. The season has shifted just that little bit more when trimming the topiary (not a euphemism) is suddenly on... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• 100 Years of Southport Flower Show

  

  I have been going to Southport Flower Show for a couple of years now and it has quickly become a 'don't miss' on my calendar. We had a good journey... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2024 GARDENING, HOME