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• Snowdrops at Holme Pierrepont Hall

  

  February is a funny month, not a laughing out loud funny month, but a funny peculiar month.  It is short but feels long.  The days get noticeably longer, yet... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review - January 2018

  

  January, is a cold unforgiving month.  It has at least one week more than any other month as it drags itself slowly through the beginning moments of the year. Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Poor Tom's a Cold

  

  or the story of a day of snow We were not forecast snow on this day, it was meant to be raining, but it was colder than expected, colder than hoped: "Poor... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Irritating Plant of the Month January 2018 - the Honeymoon Ends

  

  It did not take long did it for me to find this plant irritating: the Tibouchina urvilleana I bought only four weeks ago. I may, of course, just be... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Squelch

  

  To say that the recent rain and snow has left the garden rather wet is to completely misrepresent the word wet.  Admittedly the garden is not flooded, thankfull... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Coniferous Pepper Pots

  

  I remember clearly the first time I saw a conifer tree 'smoke' with pollen blowing on the breeze during spring.  I remain fascinated when I see this happening... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Outset - off Plan, En Route

  

  If you listen you can hear it, listen, today barely a whisper, a sotto voce murmur of what needs to be; other days the voice is raised, urgent, with a hint of... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Cold, Wet and Grey

  

  January is cold, wet and grey, who are not the three lost gnomes from Santa's grotto, or a lesser known music hall act along the lines of Wilson, Kepple and... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2018 GARDENING

• Tree Following January 2018 - Buddy

  

  All in the garden is totally saturated at the moment following day after day of on and off rain.  We are just about to head into a very cold period and there... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• A Gardening Ponder

  

  ... a new year's conundrum We are in the first week of 2018 and tradition dictates that I should be setting myself new year's resolutions that I will fully... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review - December 2017

  

  Suddenly it is not only December, but the end of December.  Time moves in strange ways at the best of times, but in December it speeds up the closer you get to... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• The Blackberry Garden Plant of the Year Award 2017

  

  It is that time of the year when I announce the winner of this year's Plant of the Year Award. This award is given to the plant that has performed best and/or... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Irritating Plant of the Month December 2017 - the Reluctant Cornus

  

  Good winter colour is a wonderful thing, and good coloured bark is a great way of adding such colour.  Several cornus are well known as being good givers of... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Plant Rescue- Its a Pre-christmas Tradition

  

  Its that time of year again when I am wandering around singing 'tradition!' like I've just been watching Fiddler on the Roof..... ....... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Winter Colours

  

  We are getting closer to the shortest day and everything seems grey.  I am in that period of time I have often written about where I only see my garden in... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• A Snowy Few Days

  

  It seems like quite a long time since we last had any serious snow in this corner of Leicestershire.  Last year we had a couple of snowy days, but not to any... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Product Review - Seedball Poppies and More

  

  Many months ago I was approached by Seedball to see if I would like to trial some of their seedballs. I was aware of the brand and I was intrigued by the... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following December 2017 - the Last Leaves

  

  Quince trees are without doubt great trees.  Whilst it is possible to say they might not be the greatest of trees for fruit, nonetheless, they are great trees. Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Corylus Avellana 'Contorta' I Salute You

  

  I think my Corylus avellana 'Contorta', or the contorted Hazel to its friends, must be approaching seventeen years old now.  I bought it from a magazine offer... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Product Reviews: Some Possible Gifts for Gardeners

  

  I have been sent/given a few things to trial recently and, after consulting the calendar, it felt like a reasonable thing to do to put them together as... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2017 GARDENING, HOME