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The Blackberry Garden
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Blog about my garden, how I feel about it and what inspires me to garden
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The Coton Bluebells
I have visited Coton Manor in Northamptonshire many times over a period of many years, certainly more than ten. They have a very good Garden School and I usuall... Read more
Posted on 28 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME -
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2015 - the Apples and Pears of It
It is quite the done thing to identify trends when visiting Chelsea Flower Show, so I could write a piece about growing more orange flowers or maybe creating a... Read more
Posted on 24 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME -
RHS Chelsea Flower Show - Part 2 - More Gardens and the Grand Pavilion
Following on from my first post looking at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, here are my thoughts on some of the other gardens I enjoyed. Read more
Posted on 21 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME -
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2015 - the Damp One
RHS Chelsea Flower Show is one of my favourite events of the year. I always look forward to it hugely, I follow the show gardens' and exhibitors' progress on... Read more
Posted on 18 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME -
The RHS Malvern Spring Festival - What Caught My Eye (Part 2)
In this, my second post on the recent Malvern Spring Festival, I am going to focus the things that caught my eye.This beautiful moss frieze was a highlight of... Read more
Posted on 15 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME -
The RHS Malvern Spring Festival 2015 - Show Gardens (Part One)
Last Friday I was lucky enough to be able to visit the RHS Malvern Spring Festival. I have visited this show a couple of times previously and it was one that I... Read more
Posted on 13 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME -
Jack Dunckley Answers The Questions
I received an out of the blue question the other day asking whether I would like to interview Jack Dunckley. I have not carried out any interviews previously... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME -
Hodsock Bluebells
You know when you think you did something a couple of weeks ago and it turns out it was a couple of months ago, well, a couple of weeks (months) ago I visited... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME -
Tree Following - Its Blossom Time (don't Panic)
Opening clarification: To those of us who have watched Dad's Army, making a reference to Corporal Jones running around shouting 'don't panic' will make sense. Read more
Posted on 07 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME -
Product Review - STV Slug and Snail Band
I was asked by STV if I would like to trial their Slug and Snail Band. I have many slugs and probably even more snails but I have never tried copper bands befor... Read more
Posted on 05 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME -
A Couple of Days at the Gardens Illustrated Garden Festival
The other weekend I wended my way to Malmesbury to attend the Gardens Illustrated Garden Festival. This was the first of these festivals and as soon as I saw... Read more
Posted on 03 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME -
End of Month Review - April 2015
April has been warm, cold and mainly dry, we have seen very little rain. The garden is quite dry at the moment so some overnight soakings would be welcome.In th... Read more
Posted on 30 April 2015 GARDENING, HOME -
Farewell to a Cat Called Lawrence
Way back when in September 1999 I accidentally read an article in the local newspaper that some kittens had been dumped in a plastic bag in the local Safeway ca... Read more
Posted on 28 April 2015 GARDENING, HOME -
The Balm of Gilead
As part of the great driveway project I decided to plant a poplar at the corner of the drive. There was a good reason for this as my house is surrounded by man... Read more
Posted on 26 April 2015 GARDENING, HOME -
Book Review - The Irish Garden
I was very pleased to receive a copy of the The Irish Garden, written by Jane Powers and photographs by Jonathan Hession, to review. Read more
Posted on 23 April 2015 GARDENING, HOME -
Abbey House Gardens, Malmesbury
I recently visited the inaugural Gardens Illustrated Garden Festival that took place in Malmesbury in the middle weekend of April. The weather gods were... Read more
Posted on 19 April 2015 GARDENING, HOME -
Book Review - Outwitting Squirrels by Anne Wareham
It is hard to pass by a book that promises 101 cunning stratagems to outwit squirrels and other garden pests and nuisances. Anne Wareham's latest book,... Read more
Posted on 16 April 2015 GARDENING, HOME -
A Pocket Full of Seeds
At last, the season has well and truly turned, frost is not such a threat (not impossible, but less likely) and the soil is starting to warm up. Read more
Posted on 12 April 2015 GARDENING, HOME -
A Meandering of Muscari
Way back in October I wrote a post about planting 100 muscari in the Wild Garden. I explained in my original post that I had been hugely influenced by various... Read more
Posted on 10 April 2015 GARDENING, HOME -
Tree Following - the Quince-whisperer
One of the great joys of following a tree for more than a year is looking at what stage it was at this time last year. As I took the photographs this month I... Read more
Posted on 07 April 2015 GARDENING, HOME