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• Irritating Plant of the Month October 2018 - a Return Visit

  

  Gloire de Dijon is rather a lovely rose when other people grow it. It is a rose I am very fond of, but the one I have is very weak and has not thrived. This... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• The Monstera Deliciosa and the Private Rain Cloud

  

  A few days ago I saw the magic words attached to a lamp-post as I was walking into work...'house plant sale' and as I turned the next corner I realised I was... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• A Midlands Highline

  

  Some days do not go according to plan. You think you will be driving to work as usual, doing worky stuff and then coming home again. There may be an surprise... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: Island Gardens, Havens of Beauty Around the British Isles by...

  

  I was very pleased to receive this new book from Jackie Bennett that features some of the many gardens on the many islands that surround our shores. Not every... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• The Mulberry

  

  I had one of those moments when something in the garden stopped me in my tracks and made me think about it. My white mulberry tree, bought three years ago... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• The Last Plant Fair of the Season

  

  The message went something like: 'there's a plant fair coming up, and it looks like it's the last one of the season we will get to, do you fancy a road... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: The Plant Listener by Julie Kilpatrick

  

  I was contacted some weeks ago by Julie Kilpatrick to see if I would like to receive a copy of her book. It was very kind of Julie to send me this book, The... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following October 2018 - the Penultimate Count

  

  Here I am, still counting quinces, and it is still very exciting to have more than one to count. Yes dear readers, five quinces. Those of you who are... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• A Morning at Great Fosters

  

  Many years ago I read about Kim Wilkie's work restoring and extending the gardens at Great Fosters in Surrey. I read about the earthforms he was creating and... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Product Feature: Marigolds from Garden Seeds Market

  

  As summer ends and autumn starts to draw the nights in, my thoughts start to turn to planning the new growing season. Top of those thoughts will be seed buying... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review - September 2018

  

  I suspect that someone has stolen a week from September. It was only August the other day, where has the month disappeared to? We have had some warm sun... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Aspidistra Aspirations

  

  I wanted to start this by saying 'I am not usually easily led', but that is patently untrue, so: as I am easily led particularly in relation to plants, it can b... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Wordless Wednesday - Gunnera

  Oh the joys of writing about an actual quince, after all these years of waiting: to not only have a quince, but then I get to watch it develop and ripen. Well, ... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• A Trip to Crug Farm Nursery

  

  Have I mentioned I have recently been to North Wales? I generally visit this part of the country at least once a year, often more than that. Being a creature... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• A September Afternoon at Plas Brondanw

  

  If I was asked to name my favourite garden other my own, I would struggle to name just one favourite; but I could be pushed to a top ten; maybe even a top five.... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Wordless Wednesday - Pods

  Oh the joys of writing about an actual quince, after all these years of waiting: to not only have a quince, but then I get to watch it develop and ripen. Well, ... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Walking on the Edge

  

  As someone who lives in the landlocked Midlands, time spent by the sea is always very special. I am not one for sitting on beaches for hours soaking up the... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Glee 2018 - Gardening Products to Look out for in the Coming Year

  

  This year I made a flying visit to glee in Birmingham, I did not want to miss it completely but for various reasons my time was short. I worked on the premise... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Wordless Wednesday - Drop

  Oh the joys of writing about an actual quince, after all these years of waiting: to not only have a quince, but then I get to watch it develop and ripen. Well, ... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree-following -September 2018

  

  Here we are in September and its time for the Quince Count, which is a source of great joy for me. Let us begin: 3, 4, 5, 6 quince (trust me, there are four... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2018 GARDENING, HOME