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• Irritating Plant of the Month August 2020 - the Overheated Begonia

  

  Regular readers will know that most plants I label as irritating is because I am irritated with myself. This is a prime example of this genre. Dear Reader I... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• A Flower for These Troubled Times

  

  Rainbows are currently our way to show our support for the NHS and all key workers who have kept this country going whilst we try and stay safe. The notion of... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• The Mini Meadow

  

  When someone randomly sends you a packet of seeds, it is churlish not to sow them. Back in May I received an order from a local company and tucked in the top... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following August 2020 - the Quince Count Continues

  

  Oh what a joy it is to have a quince count again this year. Last year there was one successful quince grown, which was fewer than the year before but in... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• A Visit to Swines Meadow Farm Nursery on the Hottest Day

  

  So here I am, starting cautiously, carefully, venturing out into the world again. I was taking a few days off from work and after a chat with a friend we... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review July 2020

  

  July has been a month of rain and scorching hot sun. The garden is half crispy and half lush. A confused garden in a confused world. Thankfully my part of... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Irritating Plant of the Month July 2020 - Like a Rubber Ball....

  

  A rubber plant, Ficus Elastica Robusta, is a great house plant to grow. I remember when I first left home buying one for the house and being very proud of it.... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• A Plant Buying Trip to Avondale Nursery

  

  Some of my favourite words particularly when put together - plant. buying. trip. Add in the company of a good friend (socially distancing obvs) and you have th... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• The Veg Diaries - Harvesting Begins

  

  Things are now getting very exciting in the veg garden as I am now starting to harvest some of my produce. I know everyone says that there is nothing as good a... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• RHS Tatton Park is at Home This Year

  

  This year of cancelled events continues and this week I am not going to RHS Tatton Park Flower Show. I was determined to visit this year as I had enjoyed... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• A Letter to the Garden - July 2020

  

  Dear Garden I last wrote to you in April when the lockdown was still relatively new, now I write again whilst all around us the lockdown is easing. There is... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• The Hanging Basket Journals - and Then There Were Two

  

  I have been experimenting with hanging baskets this year, not words I ever thought I would say.... I started with the Spring hanging basket, a joy of... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following July 2020 - the Quince Count Commences

  

  It is with great delight that I announce the Quince Count 2020 - last year there was no quince count but in 2018 the first quince count took place. Just... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review - The Gardeners Book of Patterns by Jack Wallington

  

  Regular readers may recall that back in November 2019 I reviewed Jack Wallington's book 'Wild About Weeds'. I liked this book a lot and I enjoy how Jack writes... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• The One Where I Am Not at RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival

  

  This forthcoming week I will not be at RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival, which is a double sadness as it was postponed until September and then cancelled... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review June 2020

  

  June finds us three months into lockdown and I'd hoped things were starting to ease. I have had a trip out to a nursery and I 'd hoped to be resuming garden... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• The Questions - Jane Moore Author of Planting for Butterflies

  

  Like many gardeners I take great joy in seeing butterflies, moths and other pollinators enjoying my garden. This year in particular since taking delivery of a... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• The Veg Diaries - Flaming June

  

  June has been a bit of a month in the veg garden. Things have been progressing fast and it is now getting very exciting. This is an aubergine flower. I have... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• The Gingko's Third Life

  

  I cannot remember when I bought this tree, it could well be twenty years ago as it was several years before I moved into this house. In my previous house this... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Product Highlights: Bite Away, Bottle Farm and a Northern Sky Design Rainbow

  

  I have three things I thought I would like to share with you that you might find of interest. I have been sent a 'bite away' to review. Full disclosure as... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2020 GARDENING, HOME