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• 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

• End of Month Review - March 2015

  

  March has not been that warm this year, it has had quite a few frosts and at times has been down right chilly.  The upshot of this is that I think the season... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• A Day at the Hardy Plant Society AGM

  

  I have recently joined the Hardy Plant Society . There is a good local group nearby who put on an interesting programme of speakers and there are usually some... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Preview of RHS Malvern Spring Show Festival Gardens

  

  Towards the end of last year I wrote a post about a crowd funded garden that was being proposed for the RHS Malvern Spring Festival. I am pleased to say that th... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Butterfly Conservation - New Membership Offer

  

  Now that Spring is definitely upon us the insects are starting to emerge in the garden.  Looking out for the first butterfly is always an exciting time. Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• The Quince Hedge (again)

  

  I have given a couple of updates already on my quince hedge which is made up of Chaenomeles x superba 'Crimson and Gold'.  The first update is here in 2011... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• I Was Tempted

  

  The past couple of weeks have been a little busy, I am holding off from seed sowing as it is still a bit early but there has been some plant buying. Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• The Snowdrop Odyssey Ends at Home

  

  I have made a few snowdrop visits this year and I have thoroughly enjoyed my travels.  I am very fond of snowdrops as they are a sign of winter coming to an end... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2015 GARDENING, HOME