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• Book Review: Secret Gardens of the South East by Barbara Segall

  

  This new book from Barbara Segall is subtitled 'a private tour' and rightly so. It feels like Barbara is leading us by the hand through this incredible series... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review October 2022

  

  Its a fine thing when you have to check the date as you are not sure if it is October that just ended or is it November? This year seems to be quickly running... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• The Blackberry Tales 15 - Thunk (the Hallowe'en Edition)

  

  The cottage in Wales I was staying in had thick, thick walls. Those sort of walls that feel immoveable and solid. The cottage had stood here for nearly 200... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• Product Review: The Mona Plant Self Watering Tank from Gardener Supplies

  

  I was asked if I would like to review the Mona Plant Self-Watering Tank from Gardener Supplies and I quickly said yes. Watering house plants and plants in... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• Plant Blindness - Why It Matters

  

  I was listening to the radio the other day and there was a discussion about plant blindness. I have hunted for the reference for which programme it was and... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: The Indoor Garden by Jade Murray and Pots by Harriet Rycroft

  

  I like any book that when I start reading it there is advice that absolutely chimes with my thoughts. We all like being agreed with don't we? So I... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• Letter to the Garden - October 2022

  

  Dear Garden It's been a while - sorry. I shall blame stuff, there has been a lot of stuff recently but not enough of it has been garden stuff. We are at that... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• Ghostly Encounters at West Horsley Place

  

  I am not the bravest of people when it comes to ghost stories and yet I enjoy a good ghost story. I have written previously about my maternal grandmother who... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following October 2022

  Well dear Tree-Followers, here we are in October and the end game is in sight for the Quince Count. Where have we got to today.......? Let us being with... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: No Dig by Charles Dowding

  

  There is nothing like a cloth-bound book. They are so lovely to hold, they feel like they have been made with love. They have quality, they have style. It... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review: September 2022

  

  So here we are in October and the garden is feeling rather mellow, I'm not sure I am, but the garden is. The night temperatures have dipped a little but... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• Product Review: Finches Friend 'Cleaner Window Feeder' and 'Cleaner Feeder 1'

  

  I think we all know that if we are providing bird feeders in our gardens it is important to keep them clean. By providing an articifical method for feeding... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• The Hepworth Wakefield Gardens - Worth a Moment to Enjoy

  

  Remember way back in July, oh so many weeks ago when the days were longer and the drought was set in and I had returned from two days at the Garden Literary... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• Two Thought Provoking Days at the Beth Chatto Symposium 'Rewilding the Mind'.

  

  Four years have passed since the first Beth Chatto Symposium, which was an event I booked onto almost as a whim as I had no idea what it would be like and... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• The Cathedral of the Fields: an Unexpected Pause

  

  So there I was in Norfolk for a fairly brief visit when on the way homewards the designated driver for the day said 'Do you want to go and see a really... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• Work in Progress - Renewing the Veg Garden

  

  Way way back when the garden was young, there were raised veg beds, there was purpose, there were vegetables. It almost looked like I was organised. I don't... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• PoliNations - A Birmingham Festival of Migration, Diversity and Green Space

  

  People who know me well know that I spend a fair proportion of my time in Birmingham. I have grown (pun intended) to love this city and now regard it as not... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following September 2022 - Small and Mighty

  Here we are in September and things look hopeful on the quince harvest front. Hopeful for me is any amount of quinces above zero. Let the Quince Count for... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• Press Day at Mr Fothergill's

  

  One of the highlights of my gardening year is always the Mr Fothergill's Press Day. This family run company invite a selection of press and media people to... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review August 2022

  

  We are still in a period of drought as August ends. We have had a couple of rain showers, but the garden is still very dry. In the front garden the Cyrpress... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2022 GARDENING, HOME