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• Tree Following April 2024 - Blossom!

  

  Suddenly it is blossom time, one moment the blossom was tight in bud, the glimpses of pink were tightly wound, but the days are longer and the sun is warmer no... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• The Quest for the Nottingham Forest Rose

  Dear readers, I need your help. Many years ago my grandfather Jack Levey on the board of Nottingham Forest and was chairman between 1975-1978. My early famil... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review - March 2024

  

  March has mainly been rainy, this Winter has largely been rainy and Spring is not looking very different. Thankfully we have had a couple of dry days recently... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• Letter to the Garden - March 2024

  

  Dear Garden Well this year is turning out to be a doozy and a half isn't it? So much going on and frankly not much of it so far is good. 'Things can only get... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• A Return to RHS Bridgewater

  

  I have been wanting to revisit RHS Bridgewater for some time. I took advantage of the guided tours they ran before the garden actually fully opened to the... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• Review: the Create Academy Cut and Come Masterclass by Sarah Raven

  When the nice people at Create Academy recently contacted me about reviewing their new course led by Sarah Raven I was not going to say no. I have reviewed a... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• A Pilgrimage to Shibden Hall

  

  I have wanted to visit Shibden Hall for some time, I have known of Anne Lister and her coded diaries for quite a while. When the TV series 'Gentleman Jack'... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: Apples and Orchards Since the Eighteenth Century by Joanna Crosby...

  

  I do like to keep an eye out for books that I think will be really interesting and when I saw a post on Facebook by Joanna Crosby about her new book 'Apples... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• A Learning Day at the Task Academy

  

  "Would you like to spend a day in the Worcestershire countryside learning new skills such as dry stone walling, bricklaying and willow-weaving?" read the... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following March 2024 - Hope

  

  It is the time of year when it really does become all about hope. I stand in front of the Quince Brothers and gaze at the smooching blossom buds. I see how... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• A Time of Division for the Snowdrops

  

  I might have mentioned a few times that I am quite fond of snowdrops. When I moved to this house there was one tiny clump in the front garden but other than... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review February 2024

  

  We have an extra day this leap-year February, it feels like it might just be the opportunity for an extra day of rain! The garden is muddy mcmuddy, but we... Read more

  Posted on 29 February 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• The Edgeworthia

  

  Oh how I love my Edgeworthia chrysantha, one of the best, the very very best, late winter scented shrubs in my garden and in my experience. The shrub in my... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• Snowdrops 2024 - Lamport Hall

  

  Lamport Hall is about 40 minutes from home and seems to be on a road that leads to places I am often visiting. I see the signs for Lamport and think 'one... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• The Questions - Anya Lautenbach Author of The Money Saving Gardener

  

  You may well be aware of Anya the Garden Fairy on Instagram where Anya has been sharing her gardening money saving tips. I was delighted to see that Anya has... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• Snowdrops 2024 - A Thenford Return

  

  I decided it was time to revisit Thenford, it is six years (six years!!!) since I was last there so a visit was long overdue. Despite the copious amounts of... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• Farewell His Gingerness

  

  It has been a really hard week, a couple of days ago I said my final goodbye to my beautiful Bruce, the wonderful, the placid, the great and mighty His... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following - February 2024

  

  The Quince Brothers have had a bit of a snooze but now they are thinking about Spring. The boys like to go early, they are not ones to hang about; which in som... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• Snowdrops 2024 - Attingham Park

  

  It is no secret that I am a great fan of snowdrops. I have a few of the cheaper posh ones, but mainly I grow the simply lovely Galanthus nivalis. Snowdrop tim... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review January 2024

  

  January has been an odd month. It is traditionally the longest month of the year, refusing to end and just keeping on keeping on. We have had sunny crisp days... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2024 GARDENING, HOME