Cheering up Mondays #199
The beauty of a tulip to start the week. They’re one of my favourite flowers – and also loved, unfortunately, . . .
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Author: The Chatty Gardener
Review: Stihl Battery Powered Lawnmower
As a grass-cutting novice, I was invited to take the Stihl battery powered lawnmower for a test run. I have . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #198
The last Monday of October and this is still flowering. It’s Geranium ‘Azure Rush’, which was recommended by designer Katie . . .
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Review: Wild About Weeds by Jack Wallington
Like most gardeners, I’m in a constant battle against weeds. Dandelions pepper my lawn, bindweed wraps itself around my plants . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #197
Something frilly and pink to start the week. This cosmos has been flowering non-stop all summer but is starting to . . .
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Gathering ideas at Thenford House
A trip with the Garden Media Guild to Lord and Lady Heseltine’s thought-provoking garden at Thenford House. Head gardener Darren . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #196
A blast of pink to start the week. I’ve no idea what this rather vibrant pelargonium is but it’s been . . .
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Review: ‘The Artist’s Garden’ by Jackie Bennett
Ahead of her visit to the 2019 Cheltenham Literature Festival, I’ve been leafing through ‘The Artist’s Garden’ by Jackie Bennett. . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #195
Something bright and cheerful to start off a damp Monday morning. This is one of the dwarf cactus dahlia that . . .
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Celebrating at Malvern Autumn 2019
For me, autumn starts properly with the Malvern Autumn Show. Asters and dahlias take centre stage in the floral marquee, . . .
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