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• 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

• Book Review: Country Houses of the Marches by John Kinross

  

  When I was asked if I wanted to review this new book 'Country Houses of the Marches' I thought it sounded intriguing. I have not paid for this book nor been... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• A Sunny Day at Southport Flower Show

  

  I love a day out at a flower show. It is one of my favourite things to do. A day of wandering around (hopefully in good weather), chatting with a friend,... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• Product Review: the Hydria All in One Battery Powered Fountain

  

  Yes, this fountain is battery powered and when the nice people from Hydria emailed me and asked if I would like one to review I could not say yes fast enough,... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• A Road Trip - Episode 3.1 - Yeo Valley Gardens.

  

  Now, where was I, oh yes, on the road trip. Episode 3 is a day of two parts. As mentioned previously we had not originally intended to head west on this... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: The Regenerative Garden by Stephanie Rose and A History of Herbalis...

  

  Whilst constantly saying I need to thin down the amount of books I have, I also keep finding new ones to squeeze onto the shelves. There is always space for... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following August 2022 - The Quince Count Continues

  

  Well well well, I have said many times that the Quince Brothers are tricksy. I shall commence the quince count and this shall become apparent. Quince Minor -... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: What to Sow, Grow and Do by Benjamin Pope and Sustainable Garden...

  

  When I was asked if I wanted to review these two books I could not have said yes fast enough. I had already seen that they had been published and I had added... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review July 2022

  

  It can't be August so soon, it just can't be!!! oh yes it can and what a hot dry July it has been. I think there was brief mention in the news that we might... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: Shade by Susanna Grant and Cut Flowers by Celestina Robertson

  

  I was very kindly sent these books to review. They were both titles I was interested in and so happily said I would receive them. I have not paid for these... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2022 GARDENING, HOME