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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Category: Book reviews
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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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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Review: A Year of Colour
Who doesn’t want mood-lifting colour in their garden? It’s easy in summer with masses of flowers in bloom but, as . . .
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Review: Diary of a Keen Gardener
It’s rare to get a gardening book that’s both educational and a joy to read but Mary Keen’s Diary of . . .
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Review: Growing Fruit
Growing fruit is one of the easiest ways to have home produce but it can seem daunting with all the . . .
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Review: RHS Waterwise Garden
Given the recent torrential rain hard on the heels of a long, unbelievably dry summer, Tom Massey’s RHS Waterwise Garden . . .
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Review: Sow, Grow, and Harvest
Growing your own cut flowers is satisfying on so many levels. Blooms will be the freshest they can be, the . . .
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Review: The Flower Thesaurus
With my garden sporting shades of brown and bleached yellow, never has the need for colour been more pressing. So, . . .
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Review: Big Garden Design
I find laying out my own modest plot difficult so the thought of tackling a very large space seems impossible. . . .
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