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• A Peek at Some of the Plants at the Plantedd Charity Sale

  

  There isn't long to go now till the Plantedd Garden Party. A hop, skip and a jump across the calendar and it'll be Friday before you know it and these are some... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2012 GARDENING

• Who Wants to Buy Plants AND Help a Charity?

  

  Plantedd is having a charity plant sale on Friday, 28 September at the Glasgow Botanic Gardens and you're invited! We're raising money to support the good work... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2012 GARDENING

• Let's Take a Walk Around the Block

  

  Someday we'll go places New lands and new faces The day we quit punching the clock The future looks pleasant But at present Let's take a walk around the block.... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• A Wild Orchid in the Car Park

  

  Here's something that you don't see every day - at least not in a car park. It's the common spotted orchid. Despite its name, I hardly find it in the wild and... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• The Life of a Tomato

  

  Whilst beginning the weekend wind-down we stumbled across this interesting post. For those of you who are feeling experimental, you could give it a try. Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Picture Highlights from Gardening Scotland 2012

  

  Last Friday - accompanied by a periodic soundtrack of flights taking off from the runway of the neighbouring Edinburgh Airport - I spent the day at Gardening... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• The Common Hawthorn

  

  Now that the main flush of daffodils has come to an end, I find myself thankful for the brief moment of restful whites that give a pause in the landscape... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Confessions of an Armchair Gardener

  

  Some of us with an addiction to plants manage to garden without even taking a step through the back door. It might not be as flashy a talent as what you can do... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2012 GARDENING

• Is Gardening Cool?

  

  Gardening in April is cold, showery, stirring and green. It makes me think that - this year - I can grow the tallest sunflower or the bluest blue poppy. The blu... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• A Sneak Preview of Plantedd!

  

  Without further ado, here is a little look behind the curtains at the Plantedd website. You will have to wait a little longer for the official, big reveal when... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• An Afternoon with Fergus Garrett

  

  I was down at Barr Village Hall yesterday with Billy Carruthers from Binny Plants. Barr is a village that's easy to call to your mind's eye even if you've... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• 3 Plants for Quick Impact in a New Garden

  

  The clocks have just gone forward. After the snowdrops and after the winter aconites have heralded the arrival of spring, and retreated once again, I can be sur... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Plant Nurseries... We Salute You!

  

  I grew up down the road from a plant nursery - if not a literal stone's throw away, then it was certainly within the throw of a particularly aerodynamic paper... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• 3 Best Gardening Books

  

  Inspired by The Wistful Gardener's post on her "10 best gardening reads" I'm setting up a tribute act to share my own 3 favorite gardening books - the Björn... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• How to Grow Sweet Peas in the Dusty South East

  

  From the salmon pink pages of the Financial Times came the observation this week that South-east England is starting to suffer from drought, whilst "The north... Read more

  Posted on 29 February 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• The First Signs of Spring

  

  I found a snowdrop living in the streets last week. Self-seeded snowdrop in the bad streets of Glasgow. Photograph: David Wong I associate snowdrops with... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Coming Soon, to a Computer Screen Near You...

  

  If you ask a gardener what the most important element of a garden is you will probably get suggestions that include things like the soil, the color scheme or th... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2012 GARDENING, HOME