Review: The Secret Gardeners by Victoria Summerley
Some of the very best gardens I’ve seen have been made by people who are creative in the rest of . . .
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Author: The Chatty Gardener
Cheering up Mondays #107
The Crocus chrysanthus varieties are reliably early and a real sign of spring.
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Cotswold snowdrop gardens for 2018
If snowdrops are your thing, then the Cotswolds is one of the places to be over the next few weeks. . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #106
The beautifully marked bloom of Iris ‘Ink Patterns’.
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Growing sweet peas
Sweet peas are one of nature’s deceivers. Their tissue paper petals in pretty shades suggest a plant that needs coddling . . .
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The potato season starts
There’s the chance to get the potato growing season underway at two events in Gloucestershire. The annual Potato Weekend at . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #105
Today is known as ‘Blue Monday’ when gloom sets in after the festive period. So, for today’s Cheering up Mondays . . .
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Review: Secret Gardens of East Anglia by Barbara Segall
It’s always surprised me how little known East Anglia is. As a student, I got tired of explaining the location . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #104
A bud full of promise for the first Cheering up Mondays of the new year.
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New Year, New Look
Regular readers will notice there’s something different about the blog. The Chatty Gardener turned two at the end of September . . .
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