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• 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

• 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