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• The Joy of Peperomia

  

  I really should stop saying that I do not grow houseplants as one quick glance around any room in the house confirms this is a lie. I have written about how I... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• A Visit to Ashwood Nurseries to Enjoy the Hellebores

  

  For several years now when it gets to hellebore time, people have said to me that I need to visit Ashwood Nurseries which is just the other side of Birmingham... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2019 GARDENING

• Tree Following February 2019 - Cold

  

  Over the past couple of weeks we have been gripped by frost and ice, but luckily no snow has settled. The quince trees shiver and wait, waiting for the right... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• The Not Snowy Garden

  

  I was intending to sit down today and write about the snowy garden. There has been quite a bit of snow in parts of the UK over the past few days and if you hav... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review - January 2019

  

  The first month of the year is complete already. We have had thick frappe rain, cold frosty icy days and a smattering of snow with more due: it feels like... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Wordless Wednesday - Overwintering Ladybird

  Regular readers will know that I have reviewed a few products for Stihl from their domestic battery range. It was therefore a delight to be asked if I would... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Irritating Plant of the Month - the Tree Peony

  

  This month's irritating plant has annoyed me for a few years. In a change from how these posts usually go with it turning out to be my fault the plant is... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Pod

  

  I found a pod the other day. I saw it, I picked it up and put it in my pocket. and promptly forgot about it. Until another day when I put that coat on again,... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• The Winter of the Half Havisham

  

  So far this has been a mild winter here in the mild middle. We have had a couple of frosty nights, but rarely consecutively. Several times I have been... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• A Winter Walk at Melbourne Hall

  

  I meet people who think it is strange that I visit gardens during the winter. I think they are the odd ones to be honest, there are few things better on a... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• A Letter to the Garden - January 2019

  

  Dear garden Happy new year! It has been a couple of months since my last letter and the year has turned, so I thought it was time we had a catch up. Its been ... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following January 2019 - the Quiet One

  

  January sees the quince trees at their quietest. There is a hush in the garden that spreads down from the trees, developing and encompassing all as each leaf... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• January Lawn Mowing

  

  Usually there reaches a point in October or November when I think I have given the lawn its last mow before the next spring. The grass can get a bit bumpy but... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• So Goodbye Lavender Edge......

  

  Let me rewind to 2007 when the front garden looked like this: I declared this front garden boring and decided a knot garden was what it needed. I sometimes... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review December 2018

  

  I am writing this as 2018 draws to a close. It is an understatement to say it has been a bit of a year. December has been fairly mild and a bit rainy. The... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• The Blackberry Garden Plant of the Year Award 2018

  

  Well what a year it has been for the garden! A cold spring and a dry scorching summer leading to a mild autumn. The plants have not known if they were coming... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Irritating Plant of the Month December 2018 - the Poinsettia Mocks Me

  

  Well this is not so much irritating as just plain embarrassing. If I may just dial back the clock seven days to this time last week. This time last week I... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Consequences

  

  I feel like I have been thinking about rain for a disproportionate amount of time this year and as the year draws to a close it is still on my mind. 2018... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Product Review - Ryedale Ladies Wistow Wellington Boots

  

  The other day I received an email asking me whether I would like to try a pair of wellington boots from Ryedale I had a quick look at their website, and then... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• A Return to the Plant-rescue Table

  

  Yes its that time of year again when I wander along to a local garden centre and peruse the 'rescue me' plant bargains. Except this year I got more than I... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2018 GARDENING, HOME