Review: The Book of Seeds by Dr Paul Smith
Seeds never cease to amaze me. Mixed with just a water and soil, and sometimes warmth, the driest, most shrivelled . . .
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Author: The Chatty Gardener
Cheering up Mondays #113
There’s something so effortlessly elegant about a tulip.
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Heaven is hellebores and hepaticas
Just how many hellebores is too many? I found myself wondering this as I gazed down a glasshouse where every . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #112
A beautiful hellebore from Ashwood Nurseries.
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Rare Plant Fairs set me a challenge
I was delighted to be asked to write something for the latest Rare Plant Fairs newsletter. It turned out to . . .
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A Lesson in Winter Gardening
Winter is often a neglected time in the gardening year but a tour of John Massey’s garden at Ashwood Nurseries . . .
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Celebration daffodil and expert talks start spring at Highgrove
A special daffodil and a feast of gardening talks will launch the new season at Highgrove. A new daffodil will . . .
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Flower shows herald the spring
Stop Press: The Orchid Show has now been cancelled due to the weather. The first horticultural shows are welcome sign . . .
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Iris reticulata ‘Painted Lady’ .
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Planning for the 2018 cutting garden
The weather may still be wintery but I’m already starting to think about summer and plan the 2018 cutting garden. . . .
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