There’s a colourful welcome at Ampney Brook House
Many gardens in The National Garden Scheme open by arrangement and I’ve been out to visit Ampney Brook House where . . .
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Author: The Chatty Gardener
Cheering up Mondays #131
Starting the week with some blazing colour from Campsis ‘Indian Summer’.
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Herbs and gin prove a winning combination
Herbs and gin – an invitation to Jekka’s Herb Farm for the launch of her gin collaboration with Bramley & . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #130
This rather gorgeous lily is ‘Rafael’, given to me by WH Hyde & Son to trial with Dalefoot’s new bulb . . .
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Garden club for a new generation
My job often leads to garden envy. Other people’s plots always seem to have fewer weeds and healthier plants and . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #129
Something exotic for a heatwave Monday. This Callistemon, or bottlebrush, was spotted in a summer container at Gidleigh Park in . . .
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Walking in sunshine at the RHS Hampton Court Flower Show 2018
There’s no getting away from the heat at this year’s RHS Hampton. From the relentless sun, to show garden planting . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #128
Rosa ‘St Ethelburga’ pictured at last year’s RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. I’m hoping to see lots of roses . . .
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Exploring a hidden Winchcombe garden
The next county organiser for the Gloucestershire National Garden Scheme opens her Winchcombe garden this week. I’ve been along to . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #127
The delicate markings of Geranium ‘Splish Splash’ to start the week. Geraniums are such good value – easy to grow . . .
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