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• End of Month Review - July 2014

  

  July has been hot, yes, really hot.  It has been a bit rainy but as I write this the garden is getting rather dry and new plantings are needing watering, and... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• A Trio of Tools - Product Review

  

  I was contacted the other day to see if I would like to review some tools by easyshed.co.uk I thought about this for a millisecond and said yes. Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• A Sweet Pea Moment

  

  A moment with sweet peas is rarely wasted and they are at their peak this time of year.  I grow sweet peas, not a lot of varieties, but enough to make me happy. Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Hampton Court Flower Show - for a Few Gardens More

  

  Three posts is probably enough from a Flower Show in my view, so this is the final post relating to Hampton Court Flower Show and I should warn you, it does... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• The Big Butterfly Count - 19th July - 10th August

  

  The nice lady from Butterfly Conservation got in touch with me again and asked if I would help promote the Big Butterfly Count that starts on July 19th. Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Hampton Court Flower Show - Some Gardens

  

  The thing about Hampton Court Flower Show is that it is big.  No I mean really big, you have to buy a catalogue with a map in it otherwise you could wander... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• A Visit to Hampton Court Flower Show

  

  or, more accurately, a visit to Hampton Court Flower Show in the company of the Seven Dwarfs. I do not go to Hampton Court Flower Show very often, this was my... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Speechless

  

  You know that moment when you stand in front of a plant and words just cannot sum up what you are seeing, it is so beyond anything you have seen before? Well... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following - Oh Dear

  

  and so we reach the sad, yet somehow I feel inevitable moment when I have to tell you dear readers that the quest for the quince is over. Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• A Tussle of the Roses

  

  Its not a war, its not a battle, but it is a bit of a stand off I think. It is now three years since I wrote about Rosa Mundi, a stripy rose that I liked despit... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review - June 2014

  

  What an extraordinary growing season it has been this year.  The winter was mild and the spring warmish and wetish.  June has also been very warm at times and... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• A Precious Moment in Time

  

  Last year I went to the Garden Museum's Garden Literary Festival which was held at Tom Stuart Smith's garden. I enjoyed my day there so much I decided that... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• The Dombeya

  

  The Excitement of a New Plant - part two Six months ago I bought a Dombeya rotundifolia on a whim, a not ashamed, not going to pretend otherwise, a very definit... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Tall Trees and Falling Branches

  

  By the side of the top of my garden, just over the fence, is this rather large very fine, poplar tree, I think it might be a Black Poplar. Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• A Problem Resolved? an Update

  

  A few weeks ago I shared a problem I was having with my Magnolia 'Fairy Blush', it was looking decidedly manky. So I dug it up and moved it to where I know it i... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• A Visit to Waterperry Gardens

  

  I first heard of Waterperry Gardens a while ago as it was for many years a horticultural college specifically for women. It was a special place, it allowed wome... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following - the Tension Mounts

  

  Episode four of following the quince tree in my garden.  I admit in terms of feet and inches it has not moved very far, but there is a glimmer more hope on the... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• The Ricinus Project

  

  So way back when, in 2011, I was given the gift of a Ricinus plant by my friend Michelle. It was a great plant and every year I have collected seeds from it... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review - May 2014

  

  May has been a bit May-ish really, quite warm at times and also rather rainy.  This has resulted in huge amounts of growth, the garden is looking very Billy... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Chelsea Flower Show Episode Three: Its Not All Happy Happy Flowery Joy

  

  Yes there is a dark side to Chelsea Flower Show, there are things there that disturb and chill the soul.  Sometimes deliberately, sometimes I am not so sure. Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME