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• Two Days at the Beth Chatto Symposium

  

  Earlier this year a friend pointed me in the direction of the Beth Chatto Symposium which was being held in honour of Beth Chatto with a theme of Ecological... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Wordless Wednesday - Toothy

  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 05 September 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review - August 2018

  

  August has been, well, how do I describe this after such an odd weather year...... August has been normal. It has been rather nice because of this. We have ha... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• for a Few Plants More......

  

  I wrote recently about a bag full of plants and the happiness that they brought, well..... today I present to you the sequel: a box full of plants. I have... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Product Review: Empathy 'the Biological Choice'.

  

  I was contacted some months ago by the people from Empathy to see if I would trial some of their products. I have to be transparent and declare that I have... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• A Bag Full of Plants

  

  There are few better things to bring joy for me than a bag full of plants after a nice day out. This little bag of joy came after an afternoon at Coton Manor... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Irritating Plant of the Month - August 2018

  

  Its been a while since I have had a plant irritation, I looked back and it was March since something had created enough ire in me to require a shaming. I... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• A Letter to the Garden - August 2018

  

  Dear garden When I last wrote to you I promised I would write more often, well it is less than a year since I last wrote to you so I shall claim this as a... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• A Drosera Called Barry

  

  Until very recently I would have told you that I am not a huge fan of carnivorous plants. Like most people I find Venus flytraps quite fascinating, but I have... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Wordless Wednesday - Bee off

  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 15 August 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• A Celebration of 40 Years of Mr Fothergill's

  

  One of my favourite events in the year is my visit to Mr Fothergill's trial grounds. The staff are always so welcoming and knowledgeable and being able to... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following August 2018 - The Quince Count Continued

  

  It has been a hot dry month, so it is with some trepidation I begin the Quince-count. Please remember you have to read this in the voice of the Count from... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: from Blenheim to Chartwell by Stefan Buczacki

  

  from Blenheim to Chartwell: the untold story of Churchill's houses and gardens. When I was asked if I would review this book I have to confess I did not know a... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• An Interlude at Hanbury Hall

  

  There are few things I enjoy more than fitting a garden visit into a day when I was not expecting to be able to do so. It was a delight to realise I was passin... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review July 2018

  

  July has thankfully ended with rain, a lot of rain. I cannot begin to tell you how much this rain has been needed. When I wrote the June EoMR I said it was ho... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Wordless Wednesday- Lily

  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 01 August 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• The Echium Achievement

  

  I have been in love with echiums since the first time I saw them. They come in different sizes and colours, but their towers of flowers always entrance me. I... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Dry

  

  It is now around six weeks since we had any proper rain in Leicester. Lots of people are saying how it is the longest period of no rain and heat since 1976. ... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Wordless Wednesday - Hovering Close to the Abyss

  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 25 July 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• The New Belvoir Flower and Garden Festival

  

  One of the most looked forward to events this year has been the new B elvoir Flower and Garden Festival. The show is the brain-child and creation of Andy... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2018 GARDENING, HOME