Cheering Up Mondays #334
Something from my cutting bed for the first Cheering Up Mondays flower of August. I was inspired to grow this . . .
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Author: The Chatty Gardener
Review: Son of the Secret Gardener, & William Barron, the Victorian Landscape Gardener
A couple of new books that landed on my desk have got me thinking about the unsung heroes of horticulture. . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #333
Something I spotted on my recent trip to Whatley Manor for this week’s flower. We’re rapidly heading out of rose . . .
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Plants that Cope With a Drought
When you have sandy soil, every year is one of gardening in a drought. It doesn’t seem to matter how . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #332
With a red weather warning and predictions of the highest temperatures Britain has ever seen, here’s something cool for today’s . . .
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Rose of the Year 2023 at Iford Manor
Iford Manor was the venue for the launch of Rose of the Year 2023 and what a perfect setting it . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #331
A final flower from RHS Hampton for this week’s Cheering Up Mondays bloom. This rather lovely cosmos was part of . . .
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Sun & Flowers at RHS Hampton 2022
If I’m honest, my trip to RHS Hampton 2022 wasn’t the easiest. This year, the Monday of the show was . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #330
It had to be a rose for today’s Cheering Up Mondays flower as I’m off to the first day at . . .
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Garden Challenges at Kirkham Farm
The location of Kirkham Farm may give it wonderful views but it’s not without challenges when it comes to making . . .
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