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• The New Front Garden – End of the First Year.

  

  The stalwarts amongst my readership will recall that I have had a love/hate relationship with my front garden.  The lawn has changed its shape a number of... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Review: Gardeners’ Barrier Bar

  

  I don’t generally do product reviews as I really believe that you need to try something thoroughly before you endorse it.  However, when I was contacted by... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Going State-side 2017

  

  I’m rather thrilled that I have registered this weekend to attend the 2017 Garden Bloggers Fling which will be hosted in the Capital Region of the US. Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Garden Bloggers Bloom Day – October 2016

  

  I’m amazed at how much colour there is in the garden at the moment, especially as there seemed to be very little back in August. Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• My Garden This Weekend – 9th October 2016

  

  Amarine belladivaSo its been many weeks, no months, since I wrote a ‘My garden this weekend’ post. I won’t bore you yet again with my emotional struggles with... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month View – September 2016

  

  Seriously how is it October? I’m sure it’s only midway through September! But at least I have kinda remembered this month to do the End of Month View, albeit a... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Malvern Autumn Show 2016

  

  Old Court NurseryI am so lucky to live where I do and days like today just remind me of this.  My eldest and I decided at very short notice that we fancied goin... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Garden Bloggers Bloom Day – September 2016

  

  Grevillea victoriaeI’ve decided not to focus on the asters this month but to showcase four plants which have just started to flower and whose flowers I am alway... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Malvern Hill Destress

  

  I love the Malvern Hills, particularly the walk from British Camp south towards Midsummer Hill.  The huge skies, far-reaching views and complete serenity,... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Warts and All Tour – 2016

  

  Having neglected the blog and the garden this year I have been beating myself about both.  However, I have a week leave from work and have deliberately made no... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Plans Are Afoot

  

  Beth Chatto’s gravel gardenMy garden for the last 9 years or so has become my identity to many people particularly as I have been a serial blogger on the... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month View – July 2016

  

  Opps sneaking in a day late with the post which is disgraceful as I host the meme but there you go. Life moves on, you find yourself blogging less and less and... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Update on the Front Garden

  

  Some readers will recall that back at the start of the year I decided to do away with the front lawn. Since then I have been a busy bee and with the help of my... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• There’s More to the Life Than Gardening (and Blogging)

  

  I was surprised to discover today that it is 17 days since I last posted a post on this blog and even more surprising for someone who has posted 3 times a week... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month View June 2016 – Hugh’s Border

  

  A quick End of Month post from me as to be honest I had lost track of where we are in the month.  The garden is at its most full and even more so given the... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Suffolk and N Essex Garden Tour – Day 2

  

  Ultingwick, MaldonDay 2 of our tour welcomed us with lovely sunshine and we set off optimistically to our first garden – Ultingwick, nr Maldon. Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Suffolk and N Essex Garden Tour – Day 1

  

  Our first day started with torrential rain causing delays on the motorway  causing us to be late for our first garden of the four day garden visiting... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Suffolk and North Essex Garden Tour

  

  I am currently away on a four day tour of gardens in Suffolk and North Essex. The trip has been organised by one of our HPS members and she has been organising... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Let There Be Light

  

  As gardeners we need to be continually adapting, whether it is to changing weather patterns, replacing ailing and much loved plants or in my case losing the tre... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• A Book Review BOGOF

  

  As I am blogging less I am feeling guilty that I owe a couple of book reviews to Frances Lincoln so I thought I would go for a BOGOF approach (Blog one, get... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2016 GARDENING, HOME