The shady side of planting
A shady border is rarely the one a gardener is eager to show me when I’m out garden visiting. Areas . . .
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Author: The Chatty Gardener
Review: My Life With Plants by Roy Lancaster
I first met Roy Lancaster when he led a guided tour of Plas Cadnant gardens as part of the North . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #66
Anemone blanda.
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Short of growing space? Try a windowsill garden
Franchi Seeds have launched Windowsill Garden kits to bring growing indoors. I’ve been finding out more and there’s the chance . . .
Read moreGardeners celebrate spring
Cheltenham Horticultural Society starts its 75th anniversary year by filling the town’s Pittville Pump Room with spring colour and fragrance . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #65
Magnolia in my mum’s garden.
Read moreReview: A Little History of British Gardening
My father always used to say that if you hung onto something long enough it would eventually come back into . . .
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Paul sets a growing challenge
There’s a new contest at the Malvern Festival this year. I’ve been talking to Paul Hervey-Brookes about his plans. Cotswold . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #64
Puschkinia scilloides.
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RHS Cardiff Flower Show 2017: the stuff of legends
The RHS Cardiff Flower Show is just a short hop over the border from the Cotswolds. I’ve been talking to . . .
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