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• 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

• RHS Chatsworth - a New Show for the Midlands

  

  I have to state my bias right from the start, I have lived all my life in the Midlands, I am of the Midlands.  The prospect of a new RHS show just over an hour... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following - June 2017, the Predicable Failure Episode

  

  I took the photographs for this month's treefollowing post a few days ago.  I often take them a little early so I will have enough time to write the post... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• The Crowned Trees

  

  I have never visited this part of Yorkshire before, just above Hepstonstall in what was the West Riding.  It is a place of pasture and wood and the fields roll... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review - May 2017

  

  This year seems to be whizzing by faster than a whizzy thing.  We are rushing towards the half-way point in the year.  The garden which had a coldish and a... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Review: Elementum

  

  I happened upon this new journal a couple of weeks ago and was immediately very interested in  Elementum. The journal describes itself as a 'journal of nature... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Irritating Plant of the Month - The Wrong Rose

  

  I had no hesitation this month when thinking about which plant was irritating me the most.  For there it is, flowering away in the front border, the wrong... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• RHS Chelsea Flower Show - Show and Artisan Gardens and a Sprinkling of People

  

  In my previous post I covered the feature gardens and some of the show gardens.  I will look at some highlights from other gardens at the show here. Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• RHS Chelsea Flower Show - Less Can Be More

  

  RHS Chelsea Flower is one of my favourite events of the year.  This year though, even as I travelled up to London on a very early train, I already knew that it... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Product Review: Envii Seaweed Xtra

  

  I have trialled products for Envii before so when they asked me if I would like to try their Seaweed Xtra I was happy to say yes.  Liquid seaweed is my... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• An Ulting Return

  

  When I sat down to write this post I was going to say that last year we visited Ulting Wick and enjoyed it thoroughly. When I checked it was actually two years... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Product Review: Baby Bio® Orchid Mist and Feed Test

  

  Sponsored Post Baby Bio® Orchid Feed Mist Test When I agreed to review the Baby Bio® Orchid products one of the things they asked me to do was to... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2017 GARDENING, HOME