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• Book Review - A History of Trees by Simon Wills

  

  Trees are a vital part of our environment, they surround us in our gardens, on our streets and in our cities. This new book from Simon Wills gives us the... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Irritating Plant of the Month - Davidia Mon Amour

  

  When I first started putting trees into this garden one of my dearest wishes was to grow a Davidia. I bought one, killed it. I bought another and planted it i... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• RHS Chelsea 2 - for a Few Highlights More

  

  As promised (or warned), there is still more to talk about from RHS Chelsea Flower Show. In my last post I looked at some of the showgardens, this time I shal... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• RHS Chelsea 2019 - Some Highlights

  

  Except I don't, I think I have a plan but plans, like pie-crust, are made to be broken.I am a great believer in doing what is singing to you the loudest and it... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• The Questions - Mark Straver

  

  I am writing this just as RHS Chelsea Flower Show gets ready to open. I always enjoy this show, which for me is one of the highlights of the gardening year. ... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• The Rhododendrons at Portmeirion

  

  Regular readers will not be surprised that I have recently visited Portmeirion; it is my happy place and where I go when I need some breathing space and to... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Product Review - the Hansford Coil Spring Garden Chair

  

  There are those things that take me right back to being a child and rocking chairs are one of those things and I have always wanted one. This is a long winded... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• An Afternoon at Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens

  

  Remember I recently wrote about a morning at Borde Hill Garden? Well this is the afternoon of that day visit arranged by the Garden Media Guild (have I... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following May 2019 - the Two Quinces Blossom

  

  The last four weeks have seen a heatwave and near frost. The quince trees are understandably confused but, bless their little cotton socks, still blossoming... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: Kiftsgate Court Gardens by Vanessa Berridge

  

  When I saw that there was a new book about Kiftsgate Gardens and that it was subtitled 'Three generations of women gardeners', I immediately asked if I could... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• A Morning at Borde Hill Garden

  

  A morning at Borde Hill Garden is not long enough, but that was the time we had on a recent visit to the garden arranged by the Garden Media Guild. Have I... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review April 2019

  

  Surely it cannot be the end of April already? Well yes it is (and don't call me Shirley as a wise person once said). What a month it has been! There has... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• A Treat of a Day at Hortus Loci

  

  You know when you have that feeling upon you in the cold darker days in late winter. That feeling that says you need a treat, something to look forward to,... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• A Visit to a Plant Fair That Ends in Successful Mouse Ears

  

  Disclaimer: no mice were hurt in the writing of this blog, no mice called Mickey will appear. Prologue Last year I saw a Hosta called Mouse Ears, I have... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Irritating Plant of the Month - a Tale of Two Tree Peonies

  

  Let me begin this month's irritating plant conversation is all a bit over here and over there. The January and February Irritating Plant of the Month posts... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• There Has Been Plant Buying

  

  or should that be more plant buying! This year has already been a good year for a bit of plant buying. I love a bit of plant buying and if it is bargain plant... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review - Garden Wildlife and Indoor Wildlife by Gerard E Cheshire

  

  Wherever we are, there is wildlife all around us. Whether we are in our gardens or in our homes, we are sharing our spaces with creatures great and small. I... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• The B Word Update

  

  or should I now call it the V Word as I am focussing on the veg rather than the other thing whose name cannot be mentioned. A few weeks ago I wrote about growin... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• The Launch of the 'Stihl Hillier Garden' Exhibit for RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2019

  

  Regular readers may recall that last year I was invited to the launch of the Hillier exhibit for the Floral Marquee at RHS Chelsea Flower Show and I had the mos... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following April 2019

  

  There has been quite a lot of weather in the last few weeks: it has been mild, it has been frosty, there has been hail and snow, rain and sun and this has... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2019 GARDENING, HOME