Cheering up Mondays #138
One of this year’s new dahlias, ‘Brown Sugar’. Just right to cheer up a Monday.
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Author: The Chatty Gardener
Review: Island Gardens by Jackie Bennett
Optimism underpins a lot of gardening but few growers need it quite as much as those featured in a new . . .
Read moreCheering up Mondays #137
Spotted this gaura on holiday in Italy and loved the way the flowers danced in the breeze.
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Cheering up Mondays #136
Looking forward to asters on the last Monday of August. This is ‘Marie Ballard’.
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Cheering up Mondays #135
This has been an absolute joy this year. Tithonia ‘Goldfinger’, part of my garden trials.
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Review: Dahlias by Naomi Slade
I admit to being rather late to the dahlia-growing party. I’d always had a couple in pots but it wasn’t . . .
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GFGS – from pigs to virtual shows
The Gloucestershire Federation of Garden Societies (GFGS) may have started out promoting pigs and potatoes in the early 20th century . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #134
Marigolds are one of my favourites and this – Calendula ‘Orange Flash’ – is a beauty. It’s part of this . . .
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Review: Great British Gardeners by Vanessa Berridge
Living and working in the Cotswolds, I’m well aware of the weight of gardening history. We’ve rare examples of horticultural . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #133
You can always rely on the pansy family to bring a bit of cheer.
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