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• Product Review - Stihl Compact Cordless Grass Trimmer FSA 56

  

  The extremely nice people at Stihl asked me if I wanted to trial a couple of their products.  It did not take me long to decide which ones I wanted to try. Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• A Pause at Buckfast Abbey

  

  I needed a stopover for my recent trip down to Devon.  I decided to choose somewhere that was not quite where I wanted to be, but that was when I knew I would b... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• A Day at the Thompson and Morgan Open Garden 2016

  

  Hang on a minute I hear you say, didn't you go there last year? Yes I did and I was delighted to be able to go and visit again as a guest of Thompson and Morgan. Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: Raised Bed Revolution by Tara Nolan

  I have seven raised beds in my garden that originally were made to be vegetable beds.  They are still vegetable beds, but they have also been used as the holdin... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following - It Time to Admit Defeat

  

  Sometimes you just have to accept that yet again, there will be no quinces.  There will be no home grown quinces for me this year, that is for sure.  The last... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Last Chance at Wyndcliffe Court

  

  I had placed Wyndcliffe Court on that imaginary yet no less real list of places that I wanted to visit. I enjoy a sculpture garden and I enjoy an Arts and Craft... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Product Review - The Buff

  

  I received an email some weeks ago now asking me if I would like to trial a Buff. I knew what a Buff was because of a previous conversation with some gardening... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review - July 2016

  

  As July ends the year still feels slightly behind, summer has finally arrived and the weather has definitely warmed up. This Knapweed is the legacy from a packe... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• The 1960s Project

  

  I have been thinking about doing some retro-planting for a year or so now.  It started with some alyssum and quickly developed into a wish to grow some alyssym... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Thompson and Morgan Jazzy Potato Challenge 3 - Too Soon?

  

  It was going so well!  I was keeping the potatoes watered, I was looking after them, I was taking part carefully in the challenge. The foliage had died down, I... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Irritating Plant of the Month - July 2016

  

  I took a few turns around the garden to see which plant I would consider most irritating this month.  Then, suddenly, my eyes fell upon my Rosa Gloire de... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: Luciano Giubbilei The Art of Making Gardens

  

  I was very pleased to be sent a copy of the new book by Luciano Giubbilei to review.  I first became aware of Luciano's work at the 2011 RHS Chelsea Flower... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Schrodinger's Mermaid

  

  You know those moments when you are wandering around a flower show, let's say for instance RHS Hampton Court Flower Show, and you are chatting with a friend... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Transitoriness

  

  There was a recent article in the Guardian by Sarah Amandolare about how people often have to move house frequently, usually for work reasons and that this lead... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Review: Rakesprogress - a New Kid on the Block

  

  There is a new magazine in town, rakesprogress: The progressive guide to gardens, plants, flowers.  I became aware of this through Twitter and asked if I could... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Hampton Court Flower Show 2 - Show Gardens, Gardens and Stuff

  

  RHS Hampton Court Flower Show is big, I have to say this because be in no doubt, it is big.  It is the largest of the RHS shows and whenever I visit I still... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Hampton Court Flower Show 1 - a Different Edge

  

  I enjoy the Conceptual Gardens at Hampton Court Flower Show very much. I had two gardens in this category that I really wanted to see this year so they will tak... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following - One Wheel on My Wagon

  

  Our parents inflict their music on us, except I did not inflict my music on my children, I gave them the gift of great musical taste (funny how my parents said... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Product Review - Weatherstaff Planting Planner

  

  I was recently contacted to see if I would like to trial the Weatherstaff Planting Planner. I had to think about this for a while because, and you only need to... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• The First East Midlands Flower Show

  

  was recently held at Newstead Abbey in Nottinghamshire.  I had decided that I wanted to go.  Luckily a friend won two tickets which was fate ensuring that we... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2016 GARDENING, HOME