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• End of Month Review - July 2017

  

  July has been a month of great heat and quite a lot of rain.  Just when the garden was getting a little desperate the rain arrived and at the moment things are... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• A Visit to the Ball Colegrave Trial Grounds

  

  Ball Colegrave are the UKs largest wholesale suppliers of seed and plants to commercial growers and local authorities. They specialise in seed and live... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Parham Garden Weekend

  

  A little over one year ago I visited Parham House and Gardens at the invitation of the Head Gardener, Tom Brown. I had the most wonderful day and I thought the... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Product Review - Baby Bio® Pour and Feed

  

  Sponsored post I have been growing houseplants from a very early age. My first real plant obsession was a spider plant, quickly followed by Christmas cactus... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Irritating Plant of the Month - July 2017 Pride Comes Before a Fall

  

  or 'We are not at home to Ms Smug' This month it is not the actual plant that is irritating, it is a slug. A very specific slug and if I could put out an APB... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• A Pilgrimage to Munstead Wood

  

  This story begins many years ago, way back when in the mists of time when I was just in the early days of my total obsession with gardening and the colleague... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Feature Article: Automatic Watering and Irrigation Systems from...

  

  Sponsored post We all know how unpredictable the weather is and how much we enjoy talking about that unpredictability. If you are a gardener then the weather... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• The Garden Museum Literary Festival at Boughton House

  

  Regular readers will know that the Garden Museum Literary Festival is one of my favourite, favourite events.  Last year was a fallow year probably due to the... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• A Scented Day at David Austin Roses

  

  It will not have escaped regular readers or my followers on Twitter/instragram that I am rather fond of roses.  I have quite a few in the garden and if I had th... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following July 2017- The Withered Quince

  

  Oh me oh my, just when I thought the quince trees could not laugh any harder at my imploring them for a quince; Quince major decides rub my nose in it just a... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• The Wonders of RHS Hampton Court Flower Show

  

  250,000 flowers is the headline boast for Hampton Court Flower Show, now I admit I made no attempt to count them but I am relaxed about the number of flowers... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: Vegetable Growing, a Money Saving Guide by Jonathan Stevens

  

  I was sent a copy of this new book from Jonathan Stevens, Vegetable Growing, a money saving guide.  This book is based on the 'cheery allotment blog' that... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review June 2017

  

  If we are at the end of June, we are half way through already.  The summer solstice has been and gone and the year is on the turn.  The weather has been in turn... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Product Review - Phostrogen ® Plant Food – a Complete Plant Food

  

  Sponsored post Phostrogen ® Plant Food – a complete plant food Following on from my recent posts on Baby Bio® Orchid care, I am continuing to trial... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review - The Jam Maker's Garden by Holly Farrell

  

  I was sent a copy of this new book, The Jam Maker's Garden by Holly Farrell with photographs by Jason Ingram to review and I was delighted to read it. Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• A Day at the Marvellous West Woodhay Gardeners' Fair

  

  I received an invitation the other day to go to the West Woodhay Gardeners' Fair; a quick check on the map and I thought it would make a nice day trip. I happil... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Irritating Plant of the Month - June 2017

  

  This month the culprit shone out at me. Rose 'For your eyes only' has been disappointing pretty much from the start. Now I am being a little mean as it was give... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Product Review - Gro-Sure Smart Ground Cover

  

  I was asked a few weeks ago if I wanted to trial some Gro-Smart Ground Cover, which is made by Westland.  I hesitated a little before agreeing as I am not... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• and Then It Got Hot

  

  Suddenly after a somewhat chilly start to spring, June has galloped into action by firstly providing lots of rain and then almost without warning, a heatwave. Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• The Bridal Flowers 3 - There is Progress

  

  It feels like the time is right to give an update on how the wedding flower growing is progressing. It has been about ten weeks since the dahlias were potted... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2017 GARDENING, HOME