Like many of my generation, I learned my gardening from parents, watching what they did . . .
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Review: The Easy Garden
Like many of my generation, I learned my gardening from parents, watching what they did and being encouraged to grow . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #520
Something that almost got overlooked for this week’s cheerful flower.
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My Gardening View #29
My Gardening View is certainly colourful now with tulips and daffodils filling borders and containers. There have been a few . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #519
A touch of elegance for this week’s cheerful flower.
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Cheering Up Mondays #518
An old favourite for this week’s cheerful flower.
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Review: The Arboretum
Of all the plants that surround us, it’s often trees that provoke the biggest emotional response. Perhaps it’s because so . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #517
Despite the recent weather, spring has definitely arrived and this week’s cheerful flower is a seasonal star.
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In Bloom at the Ashmolean
As a gardener and gardening journalist, plants are really important to me. However, their impact goes far beyond back gardens . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #516
There’s been a long wait for this week’s cheerful flower.
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Review: You’re Overwatering It!
Houseplants can be tricky. They grow in what are essentially artificial, indoor conditions, care advice can be conflicting and knowing . . .
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