The Galanthophiles – a celebration
Growers met at Colesbourne Park for the launch of a new snowdrop book. The Galanthophiles’ Gathering The temperatures may have . . .
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Category: Book reviews
Review: Japanese Knotweed by Nicolas Seal
I’ve yet to meet a gardener who doesn’t have at least one problem weed. I have several with horsetail (Equisetum . . .
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Review: The Creative Kitchen by Stephanie Hafferty
One of the drawbacks of growing your own fruit and vegetables is the almost inevitable glut and the problem of . . .
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Review: The Almanac by Lia Leendertz
Want to know how dew is formed, what the July night sky will show, or the gardening jobs for October? . . .
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Review: Urban Arboreal by Michael Jordan
I’m lucky enough to live in a town where trees are an integral part of the street scene. Few roads . . .
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Review: At West Dean by Jim Buckland and Sarah Wain
I remember once visiting a garden that was neatly divided into ‘his and ‘hers’ with radically different styles in the . . .
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Review: Oxford College Gardens by Tim Richardson
Oxford is better known for its academic achievements and historic buildings than its horticultural highlights but as Oxford College Gardens . . .
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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 . . .
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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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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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