Cheering Up Mondays #339
A blast of colour to start the week from one of this season’s new dahlias. Guaranteed to put a smile . . .
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Author: The Chatty Gardener
Review: Gardener’s Guide books
No garden site is perfect but mine has a couple of particularly tricky issues. It slopes steeply at one end . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #338
I make no apologies for repeating this for Cheering Up Mondays. Lily of the Valley was the Queen’s favourite flower . . .
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The Generous Gardener Moves On
I love a plant fair and when it’s in a beautiful garden, it’s even better. So, I was determined to . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #337
One of my beautiful dahlias for this week’s mood-lifting flower. It’s been a mixed year for flowers with some of . . .
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Making a Bulb Lasagne
There’s nothing quite like spring bulbs to lift the spirits and, with a difficult winter looming, I think they’ll be . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #336
A return of Cheering Up Mondays after my summer break and something from this year’s Gardening Trials. I was given . . .
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Review: From the Veg Patch by Kathy Slack
Cookery books are meant to inspire but rarely to entertain. From the Veg Patch succeeds on both counts with tempting . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #335
Some brilliant colour for a Monday morning. I didn’t grow tithonia last year and nearly forgot to get seed for . . .
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Sustainable Gardening at Whatley Manor
I’ve been chatting to Head Gardener David Pearce about how the exclusive Cotswold hotel Whatley Manor is embracing sustainable gardening. . . .
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