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• Denmans Garden - Visited at Last!

  

  Regular readers will know that around this time of year I head southwards to visit Parham House and Gardens for their Garden Weekend. I will write about this... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• RHS Hampton Court Flower Show Part 2 - the Show Gardens and More

  

  Did I mention it was really really hot when I went to RHS Hampton Court Flower Show? Well it was and it is a credit to all the growers and constructors of the... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Wordless Wednesday - Red

  Oh the joys of writing about an actual quince, after all these years of waiting: to not only have a quince, but then I get to watch it develop and ripen. Well, ... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Treefollowing July 2018 - the Count Begins

  

  Patience pays off, (not that I have really been patient but....) the waiting for Quince Major to mature to quincing capabilities has finally fruited (see what... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• RHS Hampton Court Flower Show 2018 Part 1 -The Floral Marquee

  

  It was forecast to get up to 28 degress on Monday when I was bound for RHS Hampton Court Flower Show, so I knew it was a 'take bottles of water and don't... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Wordless Wednesday - Ver-bee-na

  Oh the joys of writing about an actual quince, after all these years of waiting: to not only have a quince, but then I get to watch it develop and ripen. Well, ... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review June 2018

  

  What a difference a month makes. Last month the garden was green and lush. The long cold wet Spring had made the garden grow at a great rate. June has arrive... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review May 2018

  

  May has been mainly warm, a bit rainy, lately rather thundery and at times a touch on the cold side. The outcome of this is that the garden is looking GREEN.... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Product Review: Stihl RMA 339c Lawn Mower

  

  Regular readers will know that I have reviewed a few products for Stihl from their domestic battery range. It was therefore a delight to be asked if I would... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• A Special Day at the Hardy Plant Society Annual Lecture Day and AGM: Devon 2018

  

  You know when you think you went somewhere the year before last and it turns out it was three years ago, well that.  It is three years since I last went to the... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Vouched for

  

  The other week I received a letter that took me a few times to read to fully understand.  It was not a complicated letter, it was just out of the blue and... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Irritating Plant of the Month - Magnolia Fairy Blush - Again

  

  Is it allowed to feature the same plant twice as irritating plant of the month?  The answer is of course yes, my blog my rules.  So I present to you, for the... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Is There a Sting in the Tail?

  

  I often say that whilst I love snowdrops I am not a galanthophile and nor will I ever be one.  Overwhelmingly the snowdrops in my garden are the common nivalis... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Signs of Spring - the Annual Prairie Haircut

  

  Isn't spring great?  That wonderful feeling that life is returning to the garden is just magical.  Not that life ever really leaves the garden, there is always... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following March 2018 - a Flash of Green

  

  As March begins we have seen more than our usual share of snow and ice.  On the day I was taking my photographs for this post there was still some snow on the... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Competition to Win Two Tickets to the New Ascot Spring Garden Show 2018

  

  There are few things more enjoyable as finding out there is to be a new garden show added to the calendar. I had heard that there was to be a new show, the Asco... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• An Afternoon at Colesbourne Park

  

  It seems to me that if you spend any amount of time looking for snowdrop gardens to visit, it will not take long before Colesbourne Park will be mentioned. Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Product Review - This Is It Stores: Christow Gnome on a Bridge Water Feature

  

  I was recently contacted on behalf of This Is It Stores to see if I would help them promote their range of garden water features. Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• For a Few Snowdrops More: Back to Thenford

  

  Last year I visited Thenford for the first time. It is rather a special place and I knew that I would want to return. It is not open very often and sadly most... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• End of the Month Review - February 2018

  

  February has been cold, really cold.  As I write this the winds are blowing in from Siberia as we are have falls of snow in bitterly cold blasts. Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2018 GARDENING, HOME