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• Looking for a Vindication

  

  The other day I was lucky enough (very lucky) to win tickets to the Party for Perennial, a fund raising event for the horticultural charity Perennial. Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• The Bridal Flowers 1 - The Certainty of Uncertainty

  

  ..... Certainty is ridiculous (Voltaire) There are certainties in gardening: every year the circle turns, the seasons come and go and there will be gardening... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: She Sheds, a Room of Your Own by Erika Kotite

  

  I was recently sent a copy of the new book by Erika Kotite that is a wander through the world of she-sheds.  Now I am going to have to say up front that I am no... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• The Blackberry Tales 12 - A Window onto the World

  

  So there I was digging away, happy in my own little world when the spade snagged on a stone. As is my habit and as I was taught by my gardening neighbours many... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Of Pruning and Pigeons

  

  In previous posts when I have been hacking pruning trees and roses I have referred to Monty Don's imaginary pigeons. These pigeons like to fly in formation... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Product Review - Wilkinson Sword Stainless Steel Edging Blade

  

  I was sent the Wilkinson Sword Edging Blade to trial some weeks ago and I kept looking at it wondering when would be the day I would feel it was right to give i... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following January 2017 - You Got a Friend

  

  Way back in the day when I purchased my quince tree it said very clearly on the label that it was self-fertilising.  I believed this and took it at its word. Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Anglesey Abbey - a Wintery Walk

  

  I have driven past the turn-off for Anglesey Abbey on the A14 too many times. I decided the time had come to make a determined effort to drive to this garden an... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Wednesday Metre - On New Year's Day

  

  On New Year's Day Silence falls For that brief moment The ring-road quietens The constant roar Ceases On New Year's Day On New Year's Day Despite the news The... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review December 2016

  

  The year ends with as changeable weather as there has been all year.  We have been having rain, sun, frost and fog.  Quite a bit of fog in the last few days in... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• The Pending Pergola

  

  or an update to a Life Less Wonky It is clearly an annual event that I stand in front of the pergola and consider it. I mainly consider its longevity, or... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• After the Storm

  

  In truth, Storm Barbara was not that stormy when she arrived in the mild Midlands. She had done her worst before she reached us and so it was fairly blowy and... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Irritating Plant of the Month: December - Euphorbia Pulcherrima

  

  I was wondering what I would choose to be the most irritating plant in the garden for this month when I got sidetracked and distracted to the point of deciding ... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Wednesday Metre - the Last Apple

  

  The last apple is poised It grips the branch, ever loosening Teetering With each breeze, A golden globe bracing, Holding its breath Wondering How hard is the... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Product Review: Forest Deep Root Planter

  

  I was asked by the nice people at Garden Site if I would like to review something from one of theeir Grow Your Own related range. Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• The Blackberry Garden Plant of the Year Award 2016

  

  It's time for the fourth annual Plant of the Year Award and it feels like four years in the garden has now accepted this award and started to compete for it. Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• The Blackberry Tales 11 - Volcano

  

  Its been a while since I last wrote one of the Blackberry Tales, maybe there are fewer things of wonder recently, maybe nothing has caught my eye. Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: Thenford by Michael and Anne Heseltine

  

  I was very pleased to be sent a copy of Thenford to review as I had read a couple of articles about the book and interviews with the Heseltines and I thought... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• The Fourth Sentinel

  

  Way back when the garden was first being developed, at the dawning of the creation of the pond there was also a small stream created that ran from the top of th... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following December - a New Light Has Fallen

  

  For two years now I have been following this quince tree, praising it, criticising it and generally alternating between hopeful optimism and bemoaning the lack... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2016 GARDENING, HOME