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• A Norfolk Retrospection

  

  There I was, going to Norfolk for the Garden Museum Literary Festival. When first planning the trip I had looked on a map and realised that it was close to... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• RHS Flower Show Tatton Park 2019

  

  It is six years since I last visited RHS Flower Show Tatton Park, I have always really enjoyed this show but work commitments have made it difficult to get to.... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review - Royal Horticultural Society Propagating Plants - New Edition -...

  

  I was recently sent a copy of the new edition the Royal Horticultural Society Propagating Plants. I have not paid for this book and I am not being paid to writ... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following July 2019 - One Quince to Rule Them All ....

  

  July already, already July: where is this year going to.... I stand in front of the duo of quince trees and ask them how they are doing. Quince Minor replies... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Woburn Garden Show 2019

  

  Last year I wrote about my visit to Woburn Garden Show, where I declared it to have quickly become a favourite event.I was therefore delighted to be invited to... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Perambulating for Perennial - the Marathon Month

  

  You know when something catches your eye and you cannot quite just look away? well... I have been a supporter of the charity Perennial for a few years now. ... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Garden Museum Literary Festival at Houghton Hall

  

  I have attended all of the Garden Museum Literary Festival's apart from last year. A double booking and the costs of travel/staying over in London made last... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• RHS Hampton Court Flower Show 2019

  

  I have had the best of days. I cannot begin to tell you what a good day I had at RHS Hampton Court Flower Show. I can of course tell you, it would be a short... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review June 2019

  

  June has been a month of quite a bit of weather. It has been dry and then the rain arrived, lots of rain. It has been mild, it was been warm and then it becam... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• National Garden Scheme Garden - Oak Tree House, South Kilworth, Leics

  

  The other day I went on a visit to Pam Shave's garden which opens for the National Garden Scheme (NGS). Oak Tree House is located in South Kilworth in... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: How to Create Your Garden by Adam Frost

  

  I was very pleased to be sent the new RHS book by Adam Frost: 'How to Create Your Garden'. I have not paid for this book and I have not received payment for... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• The Cotswold Wildlife Park - Great Gardens, Amazing Animals and a Super New Book

  

  Since starting to write this blog I have been lucky enough to meet some really lovely people and visit some really lovely places.I received an invitation to... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Irritating Plant of the Month - You're Just in the Way

  

  Those of you with a nervous disposition need to look away now. This month's tale of woe involves the brutal removal of several rose bushes. I shall explain. ... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Gardeners World Live 2019 - a Pause in the Rain

  

  You know when you think you have not been somewhere for a year or two, and then when you check you find out it is six years; well it turns out I have not been t... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• When Its Too Good to Be True......

  

  I have written recently about my plant obsession for I had a brief buying spree collecting a few choice plants. One of the plants high on that list was the... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• RHS Chatsworth Flower Show 2019 - Plant Buying Heaven

  

  I know it has been said before and it will be said again, every RHS show has its own character. RHS Chatsworth is the newest show being only in its third... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following June 2019 - a Game of Two Halves

  

  It is a month of good news and bad news in the world of Quince Major and Quince Minor. First the good news: Quince Major has lost quite a few quincelets... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• 75th Anniversary of the D Day Landings

  

  As we approach the 75th anniversary of the D Day Landings which took place on 6th June 1944 it feels like a good moment to pause and reflect. This tribute... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review May 2019

  

  May has been quite warm, mainly warm and also mainly dry. There has been some rain but not as much as some have had and not as much as needed. I might be... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• The Forest Pansy - a Beautiful Test of Patience

  

  I have a favourite quotation from Gertrude Jekyll "A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift;... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2019 GARDENING, HOME