Review: Diary of a Modern Country Gardener by Tamsin Westhorpe
What’s it really like to work in a garden? The ‘Diary of a Modern Country Gardener’ gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse. . . .
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Author: The Chatty Gardener
Cheering up Mondays #215
Something sunny to start the week. I saw this rather beautiful auricula on a visit to Stockton Bury Gardens – . . .
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Snowdrops and some snow
A trip out of the Cotswolds to see snowdrops in two Leicestershire gardens. One of the perks of my job . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #214
After the storm over the weekend, I’m desperately dreaming of spring and better gardening weather. For me, that means tulips. . . .
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Winter beauty at Rodmarton Manor
I’ve always loved Rodmarton Manor in the winter. It may be a summer beauty with magnificent herbaceous borders but there’s . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #213
There’s something wonderfully delicate about tiny iris that I love. I’ve been gradually watching these open over the past few . . .
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Big plans at The Kitchen Garden
I’ve been out to talk to The Kitchen Garden Plant Centre about pursuing a dream and growing herbs. A nursery . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #212
I love hellebores of all colours and types. This is one of the many dark pink-purple varieties I have. I . . .
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Cotswold Snowdrop Gardens 2020
Unlike summer flowers, snowdrops pretty much have the garden stage to themselves. Couple that with their appearance at the start . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #211
Sometimes the name of a plant is just perfect. This is Dahlia ‘Rhubarb and Cream’, spotted on the National Dahlia . . .
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