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The Blackberry Garden
http://www.blackberrygarden.co.uk/
Blog about my garden, how I feel about it and what inspires me to garden
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The Aconite Lawn
There are some plants that I really want to grow, but no matter what I do they do not survive. I have my 'three tries and you're out' rule and this saves me... Read more
Posted on 09 March 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
Tree Following - Where's My Runcible Spoon?
Lucy at Loose and Leafy has this great idea to follow a tree for year. The idea is that you follow the same tree, showing what it is doing on the same day... Read more
Posted on 07 March 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
Fuzzy
Spring is very nearly here, which means that buds are starting to show signs of change,there is movement as soon there will be leaves and flowers; the... Read more
Posted on 06 March 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
Rescued from the Cardoon Empire
I do love a cardoon, they are fantastic plants. They have the fantastic structural foliage and flower heads that bees just adore. They grow quite tall but do no... Read more
Posted on 02 March 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
End of Month Review -February 2014
This year so far has been very wet and February has been very wet. There was a little flurry of snow one day but otherwise it has been remarkably mild with few... Read more
Posted on 28 February 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
A Year On, a Snowdrop Return
I have visited Easton Walled Gardens a few times over the last year and snowdrop time has come around again so it felt appropriate to return. Read more
Posted on 23 February 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
Country Living Magazine Spring Fair Competition
This is a little bit exciting, well I think so anyway. I have never run a competition through my blog before but I was given the opportunity to offer two... Read more
Posted on 21 February 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
Plantify Trial Update 4 - Helleborus x Hybridus 'Red Lady'
Its been eleven months since I took delivery of Helleborus x hybridus 'Red Lady' as part of a trial I was asked to undertake by Plantify.co.uk. Read more
Posted on 20 February 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
Time for Action
Is it the time for action yet?Winter now in its final weeks and what a winter is has been. Here in my part of the East Midlands we have not suffered anywhere... Read more
Posted on 16 February 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
A Quinquennial
I was talking to a delivery man the other day, who was looking at my garden in disbelief as it was his idea of a total nightmare. Read more
Posted on 13 February 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
Barracked from the Sidelines
I have written before about how important my garden is to me. I see it very much as my territory and it is my sanctuary. When I get out in the garden whatever... Read more
Posted on 09 February 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
I'm Not Bitter
To say I have a love-hate relationship is an accurate description as there is little I like better on a cold but bright winter day than to get outside and get o... Read more
Posted on 06 February 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
Is Winter Ugly?
I read this article in the Guardian the other day called 'What's wrong with an ugly winter garden?' by Lucy Masters, an article that spoke very much to my... Read more
Posted on 03 February 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
End of Month Review - January 2014
January started off with some rain, in the middle it was still raining and as it ends it had continued raining a lot. I have rarely seen as much rain as we... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
The Ivy Project
I have been a bit ivy-obsessed over the festive break. It started with some general pruning and sorting out of the side hedging but developed quite rapidly... Read more
Posted on 26 January 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
The Blackberry Tales 10 - I've Got Your Number
I was wandering around the garden, as you do, camera in hand looking for emerging snowdrops. They are on their way up now so I was having to be careful not to... Read more
Posted on 23 January 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
Planting Interlude
It has been very rainy recently which has also meant it has been relatively mild. It remains still possible to get some planting done in the dormant pause just... Read more
Posted on 19 January 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
And Then There Were Three
You know that moment when you realise you have invited three quite different members of the same family to stay which could make you feel nervous but you are... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
On a Frosty Morning
After many days of rain we have now returned to having frosts. This morning was quite a deep frost and the saturated ground is now frozen. Read more
Posted on 12 January 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
The Excitement of a New Plant
There are few things as exciting to a gardener than a new plant, not just a new plant but a new type of plant you have not grown before. A new plant has real... Read more
Posted on 09 January 2014 GARDENING, HOME