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• A William Morris Inspired Wild Flower Meadow by Dan Pearson

  

  A new exhibition opened on the 27th June at Compton Verney to celebrate the 'Arts and Crafts House, Then and Now'. This is a major exhibition including many... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review - June 2015

  

  June has been a month of fairly chilly, rather hot, a bit rainy and yet rather dry.  Thankfully we were spared frost though it looked a bit close at times. Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Product Review - Gtech HT05-Plus Cordless Hedge Trimmer

  

  I was approached the other day to see if I would like to review the Gtech HT05-Plus cordless hedge trimmer.  I agreed and the hedge trimmer duly arrived. I... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• The Questions - Lady Ursula Cholmeley

  

  Lady Ursula Cholmeley is the owner (with her husband) and inpirational/motivational force behind the revival and restoration of Easton Walled Gardens. Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Rosa Fighting Temeraire - More Than Just a Rose

  

  Last autumn I bought the David Austin rose 'Fighting Temeraire'. It was was of those, saw the name, checked the flower only very briefly and then purchased... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• The Portmeirion Echiums

  

  Every time I visit Portmeirion I usually spend a moment or so standing in front of at least one echium having envious thoughts. This year seems to be a bumper... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Gwydir Castle - Peacocks and Yews

  

  I visit North Wales often and I do like to find new places to explore whenever I can.  I had been aware of Gwydir Castle on previous visits and it was on the... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• A Visit to an Artist's Garden

  

  I was fortunate to be in Wales the same weekend of the NGS Festival Weekend. This meant that there were several gardens open that I could choose to visit... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• A Day of Clough

  

  Much earlier this year I was sitting reading The Garden and there was a small piece about the opening this year for the National Garden Scheme of a rare (very... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following - May Or May Not? Will There Be Quince?

  

  RBe in no doubt, the focus is now clearly on whether there will be quince this year.  I may sound like a woman obsessed, probably because I think I am.  I look... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Product Review - Rhino Easi-Can Watering Can

  

  I was recently asked if I would like to trial the Rhino Easi-Can Watering Can and I thought this would be a nice thing to do, especially as I was asked which... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• John Brookes MBE Answers The Questions

  

  How do I introduce John Brookes?  Is it even necessary I wonder?  Well, just in case here are a few things about him:  John has been designing gardens in a... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review - May 2015

  

  May was a bit quick wasn't ?  Like most months this year it appears to have been at least a week shorter than usual.  Its ok though, we are not half way... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• 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