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• Tree Following March 2019 - an Early Start

  

  We have had several days recently of warm daytime temperatures, coupled with cold frosty nights. As I write this the weather is returning to be more... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Product Review: GardenSkill Raised Beds

  

  I was recently contacted by GardenSkill and asked if I wanted to review one of their products. I have not been paid to write this post, but I have not paid for... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Preparing for the B Word

  

  I am not going to use the B Word, I confess in many ways I am trying to pretend it is not happening. My usual responsible attitude to current events has long... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review - February 2019

  

  It appears February has been and gone in a blink of the eye. Whilst it seemed fast, it has ended delightfully mild. Well, maybe deceptively mild. The days... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Product Review - Decorative Solar Lamp 'Lago'

  

  I was recently asked if I would like to trial a garden/outdoor product from lights.co.uk and after a look at their website I chose this spherical 'Lago' solar... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Irritating Plant of the Month February 2019 - Redemption

  

  Whilst I have returned to the same plant previously in this series of posts, I have not to my knowledge written two in a row about the same plant. ... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Is Spring About to Sprung?

  

  Suddenly it is mild, the frost has receded and the air has a moment of warmth in it. It feels like the season is stirring. There are signs of spring all aroun... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Product Review - The Green Conspiracy Garden Planner

  

  A good garden planner is a very useful tool. I have kept a garden journal for many years and I record in it what I plant and where, I keep seed lists and who... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• A Snowdrop Wood in Normanton

  

  Now is snowdrop garden visiting time, a time I always love. There are many large well known snowdrop gardens but there are also the small not so well known... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• 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