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• Slugs in the Garden

  

  Have you been in the garden today? You might have noticed that the slugs have been in the garden too. This is the time of year when the push of fresh young... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2014 GARDENING

• Gardening. A Young Man’s Game.

  

  The Being a Man festival at the Southbank Centre started this morning and continues all weekend.  There are music and theatre events, panels and talks, looking... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2014 GARDENING

• Leucanthemella Serotina

  

  It was only yesterday that I heard about Leucanthemella serotina for the first time. There are some plants that we all know, like roses and lilies and... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2013 GARDENING

• Amaryllis for Christmas Presents

  

  Is it too soon to be thinking of Christmas?  The first flickering red of the autumn leaves has only started to catch.  There are plenty of late summer flowers... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2013 GARDENING

• This Little Piggy Went to Market

  

  Project Piggy-Goes-To-Market was launched at early o’clock on Saturday morning. The plants were pristine, the wind was blowy and I was one breakfast away from... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2013 GARDENING

• The ‘Summer Sunset’ Collection

  

  It’s been a busy couple of weeks at Plantedd. I wrote a piece for the Guardian website, picking six New Zealand plants for UK gardens and I found out that... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2013 GARDENING

• Plants for Bees

  

  Simple flowers.  From March to September. That’s really what it comes down to when we’re looking at what plants to grow to help bees. Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 GARDENING

• Chelsea Flower Show 2013: Clematis ‘Samaritan Jo’

  

  Raymond Evison Clematis is introducing this striking new clematis, Clematis ‘Samaritan Jo’, at the Chelsea Flower Show next month. Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2013 GARDENING

• Bamboo Plants in the Garden

  

  A bamboo was one of the first things that I ever planted in my parents’ garden. This was about 15 years ago, and it’s still there brightening up a shady boundar... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2013 GARDENING

• Plants for a Shady Spot

  

  Choosing plants for a shady spot is always seemingly presented as a problem.  However, after Desert Island Discs was on this morning, I got to thinking about... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2013 GARDENING

• Rhododendron Himantodes and Rhododendron ‘Lucy Sorensen’

  

  Living in Scotland, it can sometimes feel like I’m in Rhododendron Country.  That abundance and familiarity can sometimes dull your palate, and it wasn’t until... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2013 GARDENING

• 10 AGM Daylilies

  

  When the panel on Gardeners’ Question Time are asked to suggest a plant, there’s often a long list of things on the person’s wish list. Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2013 GARDENING

• Black Raspberry ‘Glen Coe’

  

  Gardeners’ Question Time just recommended a black raspberry called Glen Coe. It sounds like a novelty that might be worth trying. This is another interesting... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2013 GARDENING

• Slugs: Know Your Enemy

  

  Slugs have attacked all our gardens this year and they have done so with a fierce hunger. The battle has turned our delphiniums and our hostas into mere lace... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2012 GARDENING

• Gardening Magazines Do Battle! The Garden v Gardens Illustrated - a Wee Review

  

  I have escaped from the Plantedd blog! Anne Wareham over at the thinkinGardens website very kindly let me loose and published a piece that I wrote, comparing Th... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2012 GARDENING

• Anemone Nemorosa on Gardeners’ World

  

  I was catching up with Gardeners’ World at the weekend and Carol Klein was on a propagation spree again. This time it was the wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa). Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2012 GARDENING

• Planting in Autumn

  

  Euonymus alatus 'Compactus', with fennel in the background and Verbena bonariensis just peeping in on the left. Photograph: David Wong In the good old days... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2012 GARDENING

• Wordless Wednesday - Autumn Sun

  

  Sunflower. Photograph: David Wong Permalink | Leave a comment Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2012 GARDENING

• Plantedd Garden Party - We Have Lift Off!

  

  Well! It's official now. I've made an honest woman out of Plantedd. Our launch event was on Friday last week at the Glasgow Botanic Gardens. Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2012 GARDENING

• Plantedd Garden Party Sneaky Peek 2: Daylilies and a Pear Tree

  

  Another day and another delivery of plants for the Plantedd Garden Party! The delightful Mark Diacono from Otter Farm has donated a dwarf pear 'Garden Gem' whic... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2012 GARDENING