Review: Urban Flowers by Carolyn Dunster
It’s been some years since my gardening was confined to a few houseplants and some pots balanced precariously outside a . . .
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Author: The Chatty Gardener
Cheering up Mondays #62
Hellebores in blackcurrant and custard colours.
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Cheered by the sight of yellow
The publication of the National Garden Scheme guide heralds the start of the gardening year and in Gloucestershire there’s lots on offer. . . .
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Review: Gardens of Marrakesh by Angelica Gray
If gardening books should inspire or inform, then Gardens of Marrakesh succeeds on both fronts. Part history lesson, part traveller’s . . .
Read moreDigging into garden history
The history of gardens and allotments in Gloucestershire will be explored at a day-long series of talks this month. Gloucestershire . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #61
Geranium in the rain.
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Cleve West talks about gardens, health and turnips
Leading designer Cleve West is coming to the Cotswolds next month to talk about the importance of gardening to health. . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #60
Winter aconites (Eranthis hyemalis)
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Cotswold gardening talks 2017
Gardening experts are heading to the Cotswolds this year offering advice on everything from early spring bulbs to the meaning . . .
Read moreReview: The Book of Orchids
I’ve always been nervous of orchids. Partly because I’m not known for my skill with houseplants. Things that grow outside . . .
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