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• Its Been a While: Plas Brondanw

  

  I had a look back and it was September 2018 since I last visited Plas Brondanw which must be the longest period of time in a long time that I have not been... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review - The Sussex Surrealist by Christiane Berridge

  

  B.S Huntbach is also known as The Sussex Surrealist. This fascinating book is an insight into his life and work and is written by his daughter, Christiane. ... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following May 2022

  

  It is just too exciting at the moment. I am not sure I have ever seen the quince brothers as smothered in blossom as they are this year. They really do look... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• Plant and Product Review - The Vivara Butterfly Garden

  

  "Would you like to review our new butterfly garden" was the question in the email I received from the nice people at Vivara. I looked at their website to see... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review April 2022

  

  April has been frosty and sunny and warm, it has not been very rainy. The garden could do with a bit of rain, it is not horrendously dry, but the new... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: The Little Book of Crops in Small Spots by Jane Moore

  

  Regular readers might remember that I reviewed a book by Jane Moore a couple of years ago which I really enjoyed. When I was asked if I wanted to review this... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• Letter to the Garden April 2022

  

  Dear Garden, it feels like ages since I last wrote to you and yet it was only in March. The world seems busier, more loud, more unpleasant and cynical than it... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: The Crevice Garden by Kenton Seth and Paul Spriggs

  

  As a child growing up in the 60s, a good rock garden was very much the thing to have. It was very trendy and every good garden would have one. A crevice garde... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• Dandelions - I Have a Few, but Then Again.....

  

  Of course some plants are very reliable, you know that they will be there, doing their thing, year after year and this reliability is celebrated. We need this... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• Don't Panic!

  

  Ok I am panicking a bit, quite a lot actually, I am trying to keep to tell myself there is still plenty of time, and yet..... The garden is feeling out of... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following - April 2022

  

  April has started rather frosty, which is quite a concern bearing in mind that the Quince Brothers like to blossom early. The blossom is at the 'on the cusp'... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: The Creative Gardener by Adam Frost

  

  There is something very relatable and accessible about Adam Frost. He has the perfect combination of being incredibly knowledgeable and having the ability to... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• End of the Month Review March 2022

  

  Well it all seemed to be going so well didn't it? We had warmer sunnier days and then BAM! just to remind us that Spring is still in its early days and frost i... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• Mea Culpa and Redemption

  

  It is a foolish person who buys a plant that they know is going to get really huge and then worries when it gets really huge. Dear reader, I am that fool. ... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• Magnolia Jade Lamp

  

  Regular readers may recall my 'last day out' before the lockdown was to the new RHS Bridgewater gardens near Manchester. I went with my daughter and we knew... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• A Brief Visit to Barnsdale

  

  I have visited Barnsdale Gardens a few times as it is not that far away from where I live, so I was surprised to see that I have not written about it previously... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Reviews: William Barron by Tamsin Liddle and Peter Robinson, Wild Fruits,...

  

  I was asked if I wanted to review these two books and for two different reasons I jumped at the chance. I have not paid for these books, nor have I been paid t... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• Letter to the Garden March 2022

  

  Dear Garden It feels like Spring is starting to spring doesn't it? We are having some milder days and milder nights though the threat of frost is still with us... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Reviews: RHS Nature: A Magical Journey Through the Year by Sara Conway and...

  

  Finding good books to encourage interest in gardening and nature is always a challenge and something I know many parents and carers of children are keen to find... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following - March 2022

  

  It is starting to get a bit exciting now with the Quince Brothers. They are breaking out of their winter dormacy and heading towards leafage. The slightly... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2022 GARDENING, HOME