Snowdrop gazing at Downton House
Downton House opens for the National Garden Scheme Snowdrop Festival next week. I’ve been to have a look around. There’s . . .
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Author: The Chatty Gardener
Cheering Up Mondays 356
There’s been great excitement this week – the first seeds of the year have germinated! It’s still far too early . . .
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Review: The Gardener’s Palette
I’m never going to look at flowers in quite the same way again thanks to The Gardener’s Palette by Jo . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #355
It just had to be this for today’s cheerful flower. This is the first hellebore of the season and a . . .
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January Flowers to Boost Your Mood
I try not to have flower favourites but there’s no doubt January flowers are pretty special. Anything that can bloom . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #354
Today is known as Blue Monday, allegedly the most depressing day of the year, so a blue flower that never . . .
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Review: Secret Gardens of the South East
The grey days of January are perfect for planning summer trips and Secret Gardens of the South East has got . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #353
I definitely need something cheerful this week after the weekend’s weather. Gardening plans had to be laid aside as the . . .
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Highs and Lows of the 2022 Garden
As is customary, I’ve been looking back at the 2022 garden, the triumphs and disasters. It was certainly a year . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #352
The first Cheering Up Mondays of the year and it seemed appropriate to begin with one of the garden’s true . . .
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