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• Netflix The Big Flower Fight - Some Thoughts

  So what is next on your list of lockdown viewing now that you have finished the Tiger King? Do you need something soothing, something to take you into another... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• For the Love of Wild Edric

  

  When I began planting this garden one plant I knew I would be planting lots of roses. Over the years I have planted many and indeed this year several more... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2020 - the Virtual One

  

  Regular readers will know that RHS Chelsea Flower Show is the highlight of the show garden season for me. I have attended every year since 2002 and would not... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• The Veg Diaries 2020 - Let's Talk About Spuds....

  

  So here we are in the middle of May and my veg growing year is starting to pick up momentum. One of my long standing favourite vegetables to grow are potatoes.... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• A Wisteria Called Patience

  

  I have mentioned previously that I have a favourite quotation by Gertrude Jekyll "A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness;... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following April 2020 - Quincelets

  

  April is an exciting month in the world of quince tree-stalking tree following. Quince Major and Quince Minor are blossoming more than I have ever seen... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• A Southport Memory

  

  With things feeling a little bleak at the moment I seem to be spending some time thinking back to happy memories. Whilst I do not believe in wishing my life... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review April 2020

  

  April has been rather warm and sunny which has been very welcome. We have finished the month with a bit of rain and that has come just at the right moment. Th... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: Rhubarb Rhubarb by Mary Jane Paterson and Jo Thompson

  

  I am a bit of a sucker for books that are correspondence books. Letters from one person to another are somehow incredibly appealing. I saw that this book... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• A Conversion to Parrot Tulips

  

  I love a good tulip and I love all sorts of tulips. I am a great fan of species tulips for their simplicity and ability to clump up. I love simple single colou... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Irritating Plant of the Month February 2020 - Yuk

  

  I have disliked this plant from the first time I saw it, whilst I cannot tell you when that was, it was a good few years ago. Then four years ago it came into... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Reviews: Three Books to Get You out into the Garden

  

  It is the time of year when many people look out of their windows and realise they have a garden they have not seen for a while. It is also currently a time... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• The Veg Diaries 2020 - April

  

  Regular readers may recall that last year whilst worrying about the B Word I decided to be more serious about growing veg. Do we even recall the B Word anymore... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• A Letter to the Garden: April 2020

  

  Dear Garden, Gosh so much has changed since I last wrote to you. I have not written to you since December and I could not have imagined what would be... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Product Review - Corona Max Forged Convertible Bypass Branch and Stem Pruner

  

  Corona Tools has been in existence since 1928 and is a well known and respected brand in America. Their products have been available here in the UK for a coupl... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following April 2020 - Are They Looking a Little Pale?

  

  Is it really one month since the last tree following post? Surely not? I reckon it is about three weeks tops. It must be four weeks as there has been... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Product Review Henchman Tripod Ladder

  

  So there I was at the Garden Press Event in Early March; standing in front of the Henchman Ladder stand, as I do at every garden event where these ladders are o... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• At Long Last I Have Found You

  

  Regular readers will have to have an extremely good memory to remember that back in 2012 I wrote about one of my favourite plants that has a connection to one o... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review March 2020

  

  It is fair to say that March has been a bit of a month and the garden has carried on regardless. I am going to start this month's review of the garden with a... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review - The Secret Lives of Garden Bees by Jean Vernon

  

  Jean Vernon is, like I am, a member of the Garden Media Guild and we have met a few times on some of the Guild garden visits. When I heard that she had writte... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2020 GARDENING, HOME