Leaf peeping in the Forest of Dean
The Forest of Dean and Wye Valley are taking on New England as a must-see autumn destination with the launch . . .
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Author: The Chatty Gardener
Cheering up Mondays #193
A touch of warmth for a Monday morning. I love the colours of these but struggle to grow them, as . . .
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A trip to The Generous Gardener sale
Finding myself near Cirencester last week was the perfect excuse to call into The Generous Gardener plant sale at Ampney . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #192
I think this could well be going on my ‘to buy’ list. I saw it on my recent visit to . . .
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In heaven among the dahlias
Final update: the collection has been taken on my Louise Danks and moved to near Camborne. You can read about . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #191
I always think of this as ‘the Cornish daisy’. It is, of course, Erigeron karvinskianus, but it grows almost wild . . .
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Six on Saturday – Sept 7 2019
Something a little different for this week’s post. A lot of the garden bloggers take part in Six on Saturday, . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #190
The first Cheering up Mondays flower of September and there’s a real hint of autumn in the air. Japanese anemones . . .
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How to grow penstemon
I’ve been out to Green Jjam Nurseries to find out more about growing penstemon There are so many reasons why . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #189
There’s something wonderfully moody about this week’s Monday flower. This is Dahlia ‘Rip City’ and I really like the rich . . .
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