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• A Letter to the Garden October 2020

  

  Dear garden It is a couple of months or so since I last wrote to you and much has changed, not changed and somethings have felt like they have gone into reverse... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• A Warm Sunny Autumn Afternoon at Chenies Manor

  

  Garden Events this year have been few and far between so I am loathe to pass up an opportunity to get out and safely visit somewhere. I was invited to go and... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: Potted History, How Houseplants Took Over Our Homes by Catherine...

  

  As I sit here writing I can count seven house plants in the room I am sitting in and nearly every room in the house has at least one plant. Despite this I... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• A Conservatory Update

  

  I have written previously about how my conservatory has needed work and this has taken place over the last few months so that I could start to use it as a home... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following October 2020 - and Then There Were......

  Oh my dear reader, how pride comes before a fall. The quince trees were doing so well, so well..... I present to you the Quince Count starting with Quince... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• The Snowdown Chronicles - a Local Wander

  

  I am currently seeing all walking I do as training for my fundraising night-time trek to the summit of Mt Snowdon in May 2021. I have been trying to get out fo... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review - September 2020

  

  We have run swiftly past the equinox and the nights draw in ever faster. Suddenly the wind has turned cold and the nights even colder. I had to bring indoors... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• The Veg Diaries - Autumn Calling

  

  September is a month of retain, remove and replace in the veg garden. I can pause briefly take a moment to see what worked well, what not so well and the... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• An Afternoon at The Newt in Somerset

  

  This is the second part of my day trip to Somerset that started with a visit to Charles Dowdings' garden to learn more about 'No Dig'. It was a lovely sunny da... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: American Gardens by Monty Don and Derry Moore

  

  It was way back in January of this year when Monty Don presented his series American Gardens on the BBC. I had to look up when this was as I have lost all... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• A Morning of No Dig Gardening with Charles Dowding

  

  I received an invitation to visit Charles Dowding's garden near Shepton Mallet to find out more about 'No Dig' vegetable growing and to learn about his new... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• The Malvern Plant and Garden Fair

  

  So much has been cancelled this year and rightly so, but still it has made for a sad year for me with so much just not happening. My sadness is nothing though... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: Tokachi Millennium Forest by Dan Pearson with Midori Shintani

  

  It is now two years since I went to the Beth Chatto Symposium which I still think of as one of the best garden related events I have ever attended. It was... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• The Snowdon Chronicles - Let's Get Hilly with It

  

  The training for my trek up Mount Snowdon continues. One thing that I know I must particularly focus on is stamina and walking uphill (up mountain!) I have... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• The Belvoir Flower and Garden Festival 2020 - My First Garden Show of the Year

  

  I am going to admit that when the Belvoir Flower and Garden Show was postponed from July to September because of the pandemic I shook my head and thought 'it's... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following September 2020 - and Then There Were.....

  

  This rainy, sunny, chilly, warm start to September is telling us that Autumn is knocking loudly on the door. The Quince trees are bracing themselves for the... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review - August 2020

  

  August has flown by, as it often does, it is generally a month where I lose a week or so to work priorities so that we are at the end of it is no great surprise... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• The Snowdon Chronicles - First Steps

  

  I visit North Wales frequently and Snowdon sits as the backdrop to these visits. We have discussed walking up Snowdon one day, we talk often about taking the... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: Rewild Your Garden by Frances Tophill

  

  Regular readers will know that I have what I call 'The Wild Garden' at the top of my garden. It is about a quarter of the garden space in total and I have alway... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• The Veg Diaries - Harvesting and Planting

  

  Suddenly it is late August and this year that is unlike any other year is suddenly feeling like it is getting to its later phase. Whilst never believing that... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2020 GARDENING, HOME