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• 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

• Chelsea Flower Show Episode Two - Three Trends

  

  People always like to talk about the trends at Chelsea Flower Show, they tell you the in-colour is purple, that there are lots of poppies, that oh, you know, et... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• For I Will Consider My Cat Geoffrey

  

  This week I said a final goodbye to my cat Geoffrey.  He was almost exactly twenty years old and old age finally took too much of a toll on him. Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Chelsea Flower Show, Episode One: the Shell and the Dinosaur

  

  I will be upfront and say quite easily, I like Chelsea Flower Show. I've been going for many years now (more than ten is officially many) and it is for me one o... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• A New Phase Begins

  

  I have spent the last few years sharing my garden with you, but there is one part of the garden I have never shown, I am not sure I have ever even alluded to... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• The Peony Grown from Seed

  

  or a smug momentI think I am not alone that when faced with a superb amount of choice from a seed catalogue I sometimes buy seeds that are beyond my ability to... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Pelagoniums, Pots and Christine

  

  I haven't been to Whichford Pottery for a good six months, so it was time I visited again. I had intended to go to the seconds sale in April, but I had seen tha... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following - the May Update

  

  Suddenly we are at chapter three of tree following. This year is just zipping by!The quince tree has blossomed in the in the last month. Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Fenced in

  

  I have a couple of plants that I prize very highly, its not that they were particularly expensive (they were not) but it is that they are particularly tricky fo... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review - April 2014

  

  In general April has been quite mild, warmish and wettish with only the occasional frost; ideal growing conditions really. So the garden has been growing well... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• and Then I Go and Spoil It All by Saying Something Stupid....

  

  .....like 'that's looks a nice innocuous plant, I think I shall plant some of those.You know when something feels like a good idea at the time, you think that... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• A Cold and Chilly Plant Fair (or Two.....)

  

  It was remarkably cold, windy and at times rainy on Sunday. This was in some ways a shame as I was going to a plant fair, yet in other ways not a shame as it... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• They Have Enough Nerve

  

  I'm afraid there's no denyin'I'm just a dandylion(The Wizard of Oz 1939)My garden is currently in the grip of its annual dandelion invasion. Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2014 GARDENING, HOME