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• End of Month Review December 2019

  

  The last End of Month Review of the decade! How can this be?? It feels like the 2010s have flown by. Anyhoo, in the garden all is wet. Very wet. It has... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• The Blackberry Garden Plant of the Year Award 2019

  

  Now in its seventh year, it is time for the Blackberry Garden Plant of the Year 2019 Award. This award, which at first was mocked in the garden by those who di... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• A Hanging Basket for Spring

  

  As the winter solstice turns and the days have reached their shortest, there is on the horizon the prospect of spring. We have winter to get through yet and I... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• A Letter to the Garden - December 2019

  

  Dear garden, The year is coming to a close and I have kept my promise to write to you more frequently. It feels like writing to you is the best I can manage... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• The Garrya Reborn

  

  The Garrya elliptica at the top of the garden is one of the few plants that was growing here before I bought this house. I have to confess, they are not... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• The Song of the Bulb

  

  Currently as I walk around the garden I can hear the sound of gentle humming rising from the recently planted bulbs. Bear with me, I will explain. It is... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following December 2019 - the Last Leaf

  

  We have arrived at the last month of the year and meteorologically winter began on December 1st. Personally I admit to being a 'winter starts after the soltice... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• There Has Been Tree Buying

  

  There seems to be a lot about trees in the news at the moment. How many should be planted/will be planted and so on. I am old enough to remember 'plant a... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Product Promotion - a Party in a Hamper for a Winter 'summer House'

  

  I was contacted recently by the nice people at GBC, who are the UK's premier retailer of quality leisure and garden buildings, to ask if I would like a hamper... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review - November 2019

  

  Apparently Leicestershire had more than its usual monthly average of rain by November 17th this year. To say it has rained a lot this autumn is a bit like... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Irritating Plant of the Month November 2019 - Peperomia Angst

  

  It has been a bit of a 'year of the peperomia' for me this year. I've indulged myself in buying some different types of this houseplant and falling rather... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: Wild About Weeds, Garden Design with Rebel Plants by Jack Wallington

  

  I have met Jack Wallington a couple of times and quite often cross paths on Twitter. When I saw that he had written a book apparently about weeds I decided... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Garden Media Guild Blog of the Year 2019

  

  Please indulge me on this. I like to think I am not a hugely boastful person and I shy away from grandstanding as a general rule. This last week something tha... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• It Has Rained

  

  For the last twelve month or so I have lamented the garden being relatively dry. I rather simplistically use the level of the pond as my guide to the level of... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Reviews: Three Books on Nature and Wildlife

  

  On the run up to the festive season there are so many books being published that would make great gifts for gardeners and nature lovers. I thought I would... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• The Haemanthus

  

  In April this year I went to a plant Fair at Swines Meadow Farm Nursery and I bought several plants including a Haemanthus albiflos. At the time when I... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• A November Walk at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park

  

  I recently visited Cleckheaton for a sewing event. My own garden was sodden and squelchy from so much rain so I knew being away over night was not impinging... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• The Hanging Basket

  

  Previously I would not have described myself as a grower of hanging baskets. I love a good hanging basket but I always think they need a lot of attention and... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following November 2019 - Hello Autumn

  

  You know how it is, one moment there you are looking up at your singular quince..... The next moment you are wondering where it has gone - quince down! There... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• The Honda Gardening Range Press Launch 2019

  

  I overuse the phrase 'I know I am lucky', but I do feel very lucky at some of the events I am invited to. I was recently invited to attend the Honda Lawn and... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2019 GARDENING, HOME