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• Products Review: Garden House Bird Feeder & Belightful Butterfly Feeder

  

  I have been sent a couple of products to trial recently and as they are both about attracting beneficial wildlife/insects into the garden I thought they would... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Austin: the Epoch Ends

  

  Earlier this week I had to say goodbye to Austin, who was the eldest of my four cats.  Austin, named after Austin Powers by my children, has always been a... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Pelagoniums, Ivies and Ferns: It Must Be Fibrex Nurseries

  

  Recently the All Horts group arranged a day out at Fibrex Nurseries. This nursery has been on my 'must visit' list for some time and so it felt like destiny... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Plant Review - Hopes Groves Nurseries Hedging

  

  I was contacted a few weeks ago and asked it I would like to trial some of Hopes Grove Nurseries hedging plants. I had a look at the website and decided to say... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• What to Look out for from Mr Fothergill's Next Year

  

  I was very pleased to have been invited to go along to Mr Fothergill's press day, which is an annual event and one that I always look forward to. Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following August 2017 - Phantasmagoria

  

  The past few weeks have been a mix of extreme heat and then we have had quite a bit of rain. Whilst Quince Major is now well established, Quince Minor is still... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Feature Article: Wilko Amateur Gardener of the Year Competition 2017

  

  Sponsored post I was contacted recently and asked if I would like to help promote the Wilko Amateur Gardener of the Year Competition. Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Stihl Timbersports and Countryfile Live

  

  I think I have mentioned previously that my blog has taken me on several adventures that I would not have otherwise had the opportunity to have. Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Looking for Clue

  

  In the course of my day job I spend a lot of time sitting in my office or in meetings.  Every now and again I get to go on a course or attend a... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• 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