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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
LATEST ARTICLES ( 1419 )
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Much Ado at the Malvern Show
For the first time in many years I went to RHS Malvern Flower Show this year. I went with a non-gardening friend who I had not seen in quite a while so it seeme... Read more
Posted on 16 May 2013 GARDENING, HOME -
A Moment of Beauty
At any set time I have a favourite flower, this might be a time of year or even a time of day, but at that particular moment in time, I can look at something... Read more
Posted on 12 May 2013 GARDENING, HOME -
Call That a Rhododendrum?
The last part of my welsh journey which ends where it started and resided at, Portmeirion. I have written about y Gwyllt previously, it is one of the best bits... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2013 GARDENING, HOME -
The Trial 8 - We Got Through the Winter and into Spring
Its been a while since I did an update on my trialling of plants for Thompson and Morgan, but now that Spring appears to have arrived suddenly there is stuff... Read more
Posted on 05 May 2013 GARDENING, HOME -
End of Month Review - April 2013
After a long, long Winter we finally reached April and the weather finally started to acknowledge that it really is Spring. It is not an understatement to say... Read more
Posted on 30 April 2013 GARDENING, HOME -
I'm Sure It Said It Was a Dinosaur on the Label
More or less this time last year I went to a plant fair at Swines Meadow Farm Nursery in Market Deeping. It was a cold, snowy, windy sort of day so it was very... Read more
Posted on 28 April 2013 GARDENING, HOME -
Garden No: 4 on the Welsh Journey - I Get to Bodnant
Garden number 4 and it is a good one. I think I first visited Bodnant Garden about eight years ago, I tried to work it out and I think it is at least then.... Read more
Posted on 21 April 2013 GARDENING, HOME -
The Eye of Orion
"For some the eye of Orion is the most tranquil place in the universe" (The Five Doctors, 1983). The Five Doctors starts off at the Outlook Tower, part of Plas... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2013 GARDENING, HOME -
A Sunny Sunday Welsh Morning
The sun was shining and glinting off the sea, it was a beautiful morning and I had nothing planned. As I sat drinking tea pondering the meaning of life I starte... Read more
Posted on 14 April 2013 GARDENING, HOME -
Chesney - the Flame That Burned Twice as Brightly
It is with more sadness than I can say I am writing about the death of the beautiful, the fluffy, the charismatic but always idiotic Chesney. His brief life cam... Read more
Posted on 13 April 2013 PETS, SELF EXPRESSION -
Miss Ponsonby, Miss Butler and a Snowy Plas Newydd
or the first of several posts relating to the recent Wales trip So, I visit Wales often, specially North Wales, even more specifically Portmeirion. I tell peopl... Read more
Posted on 11 April 2013 GARDENING, HOME -
End of Month Review - March 2013
Crikey March has been cold, very cold. There has been snow, some sun and cold and snow. Apparently it is the coldest March since 1962, this is a much quoted fac... Read more
Posted on 31 March 2013 GARDENING, HOME -
The Teasel Feast
It snowed again, just when Spring had officially begun and just as it felt that it was time for things to start growing again, it snowed. Read more
Posted on 24 March 2013 GARDENING, HOME -
The Amaryllis in the Spotlight
I have been growing amaryllis for many years. I can remember my first one, I was astounded by the huge bulb and then the huge flamboyant flowers that followed. ... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2013 GARDENING, HOME -
Another Bee Pot
I have visited Whichford Pottery previously so when I saw they were hosting a Chris Beardshaw talk there I decided it was time I visited again. Read more
Posted on 17 March 2013 GARDENING, HOME -
A Talk on a Wet Afternoon
or semaphore signals in Shelford The weather has not been kind to us weekend gardeners recently. This time of year is when I can only get out into the garden... Read more
Posted on 14 March 2013 GARDENING, HOME -
A Delivery of Plants
In terms of enjoyment, second only to going out to buy plants is receiving a delivery of plants. I love going to nurseries and plant fairs to buy plants and I... Read more
Posted on 07 March 2013 GARDENING, HOME -
The Southport Chronicles 3 - Ink
This is the last in my trilogy concerning my visit to Southport. This is where I make the big reveal, the reason why I travelled so far......... I went to have... Read more
Posted on 03 March 2013 GARDENING, HOME -
End of Month Review - February 2013
February has largely been cold, quite frosty and a bit snowy too. For a short month it has felt very long, it has felt like a barrier to Spring rather than a... Read more
Posted on 28 February 2013 GARDENING, HOME -
The Southport Chronicles 2 - Its Botanic
Day two of the great Southport visit arrived. Yesterday had been sunny and rather nice, today was a bit more overcast but still reasonable weather. Read more
Posted on 21 February 2013 GARDENING, HOME