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• 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

• A Problem Shared

  

  Dear (insert name of favourite problem page)My Magnolia 'Fairy Blush' is poorly, it has been declining pretty much from day 1 of planting which was two years... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Wood Wandering

  

  The other day I went to a plant fair at Evenley Wood in Northamptonshire, it is about an hour's drive so not too bad to get to. Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• A Long Recovery

  

  I bought this Magnolia loebneri 'Leonard Messel' six years ago on the way back from the Isle of Man. It was a bargain buy as it was reduced to only £25. It was ... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following - April

  

  Last month I joined in the memo of 'tree following' hosted by Lucy at Loose and Leafy. So April is my first update of following my quince tree. Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Just Add Water

  

  I was recently asked to trial some micro-watering kits in the form of a drip-line from Easy Watering. Now I said yes to this as one problem I have is keeping th... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Episode 2 - Ladder to Another World

  

  Or the Hop Hornbeam, aka Ostrya carpinifoliaAt a recent visit to Hammond Arboretum I met this rather fantastic tree. From a distance it beckoned to me, saying... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Teabag Technology™

  

  So, after recently posting saying that I do not promote things very regularly, here I am doing it again. Why did I say yes this time, because I was intrigued an... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• A Mention for the Butterfly and Moth

  

  As regular readers will know I very rarely promote things for other people though I do confess to a bit of plant trialling (always clearly mentioned as such whe... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review - March 2014

  

  March has given us a bit of most sorts of weather, some hard frosts, some warm days, quite a lot of rain but also some dry periods and the odd hail storm. Yes... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Episode 1 - a Meeting with Trees

  

  It was a sunny, rainy, haily, cold sort of day so it seemed a good idea to go and visit Hammond Arboretum in Market Harborough. Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Spring, You Have Been Missed

  

  Spring is my current favourite season and in some ways might always be my favourite (in Summer I shall say this of Summer, shhh). I think I even know why... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• For the Love of Willow

  

  I have been thinking about willow quite a bit recently, my neighbours have a fantastic willow tree on their drive way that is currently covered in furry catkins. Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• A Bit of Support

  

  This time last year I booked onto a willow plant support making course at Coton Manor. Something urgent happened on the day and unfortunately I was not able to... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• 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