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• 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

• Book Review: Landscape of Dreams, the Gardens of Isabel and Julian Bannerman by...

  

  I was sent this book to review and what an incredible book it is.  I have had the good fortune to visit a couple of the gardens in the book so I was really... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Dark Waters

  

  I love my pond, I really do, it is probably my favourite bit of the garden and it makes me very happy.  I have written previously that I spent quite a while... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review - Build a Better Vegetable Garden by Joyce Russell

  

  I was asked if I would like to review this new book by Joyce Russell:  Build a Better Vegetable Garden, 30 DIY projects to improve your harvest.  I was very... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review - November 2016

  

  November has been mild and cold and has also seen the start of the rainy season.  Lots of rain in has fallen this month, mainly in a two day period and the... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Product Review - VivaGreen Biodegradable Compostable Bags

  

  I was contacted recently by the people from VivaGreen which is a company that makes compostable and biodegradable products. They use natural materials that... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• The Cardiff Wetlands

  

  At the time of writing this we have just had torrential rain interspersed with persistant drizzle for nearly three days.  You could be forgiven for thinking tha... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants

  

  I was asked if I would like to review the new edition of the RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants and I immediately said yes. Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Irritating Plant of the Month November 2016

  

  Dear reader, for this month's irritating plant wall of shame I give you...... .....Magnolia 'Fairy Blush'. I have had this shrub for good few years now. I was... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• The Last Sweetpea

  

  "We are the last of our kind" cry the sweetpeas, "the very last." "You are the last for this year, yes, the season is almost over. Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• A Year Has Passed

  

  The day I am writing this has been day about trees.  It is still, just (only just) the time to plant them and it is the time to be pruning them.  It is also... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Wednesday Metre - Calling Winter

  

  The horse chestnut has called winter Has thrown its arms to the sky Has stretched and reached Has shed and laid bare The horse chestnut has called winter Has... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2016 GARDENING, HOME