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• A Letter to the Garden - November 2019

  

  Dear Garden Have I really not written to you since January? Where has the year gone? I am sure there was lots of it left when I last looked but now it feels... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review October 2019

  

  It has rained A lot No seriously, there has been a lot of rain and sunny days and the first few nights of frost. Autumn is upon us. The Knot Garden, which... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Product Review - Ryobi 18v Cordless Hedgetrimmer One Plus System

  

  I was recently asked if I wanted to trial the Ryobi 18v Cordless Hedge Trimmer, I have to be transparent and say that I have not paid for this product. I have... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• A Rainy Afternoon at RHS Bridgewater

  

  and when I say rainy, I mean torrential for a lot of the time so please excuse the photo quality as they are through the veil of rain. I seriously considered... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Irritating Plant of the Month - Coleus 'Sulky Pants'

  

  I am having a bit of a coleus year. I have acquired quite a few and they have relit my love of this plant. Many moons ago when I was a teenager I started... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Product Review - Treadstone Clip Gloves

  

  Hands up who never loses one glove when gardening? Both hands up! I need to see how many of you actually have both gloves on! I was sent a pair of... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• The Vegetable Garden - October Update

  

  I have been enjoying myself this year being a bit more determined than usual to grow my own veg. I have grown veg for many years to varying degrees of success.... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Retreating to Wales

  

  I have just got back from a long weekend in Wales. I packed myself off to stay at the T y Newydd Writer's Retreat This was a real treat of a weekend for me... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• A Hotel at the Centre of the Cosmos

  

  I appear to have accidentally fallen into a series of posts about hotel gardens. This might give the very misleading impression that I spend a lot of time in... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• An Unexpected Gardening Day

  

  You know the sort of day don't you? The weather forecast for Sunday had been one of 'wall of wall' rain. There were flood warnings in place and it was... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following October 2019 - Hanging on

  

  It is October already and autumn is licking around the edges of the garden. The quince trees, Major and Minor, are resisting the pull of the change of season s... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• A Lament for a Ghost of a Garden

  

  I recently had reason to be staying in a hotel and is my usual habit when I got a moment to myself I wandered off to explore the gardens. When I wandered out t... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review September 2019

  

  September has been fairly warm and fairly rainy. Quite a lot rainy on and off, which for my garden has been no bad thing. The Knot Garden has been giving me... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Two Begonias Later...

  

  I can remember a time when I did not like begonias. I pigeon-holed them into a particular box labelled 'little old lady plants' and gave them little thought. ... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review - We Made a Wildflower Meadow by Yvette Verner

  

  Our wildflower meadows are disappearing fast and a lot of people are interested in how they might create one and keep these important factors of our... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Irritating Plant of the Month September 2019 - the Pathetic Hydrangea

  

  To put this month's plant of despair into context, here is the 'before' picture, how this hydrangea looked at point of purchase. This is the Hydrangea serrata... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• A Sunny September Interlude at Aston Hall

  

  I spend a lot of time in Birmingham and it is a city I am very fond of. As I drive down the A38 on the way into the city the Aston Villa Football Ground,... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• For a Few Blackberries More

  

  "But do you have any blackberries in your garden?" Yes, yes and 'yes' again. Blackberries surround my house, they rampage through the boundary hedges. They... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Easton Walled Gardens Autumn County Market - Plus a Newtonian Diversion

  

  Regular readers will know that I am very fond of Easton Walled Gardens. I always enjoy visiting and they have some special events that I try very hard not to... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review - Dancing with Bees by Brigit Strawbridge Howard

  

  You had me at 'moomins'..... No, of course, you had me at bees. I asked for a review copy as I was very keen to review this book. I need to be transparent as... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2019 GARDENING, HOME