Review: The Plant Lover’s Guide to Snowdrops
Snowdrops are a huge part of late winter here in the Cotswolds with several notable collections open to the public. . . .
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Category: Book reviews
Review: A World of Sweet Peas
What would summer be without sweet peas? They are one of my favourites and I grow masses every year. I . . .
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Review: Plants & Fungi
As gardeners, most of us have a general understanding of plants but, reading Plants & Fungi, it’s clear how much . . .
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Review: Unforgettable Gardens
Amid a plethora of books that take us around the gardens of Britain, Unforgettable Gardens is a little different. True, . . .
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Review: Gardeners’ World The Flower Book
It’s the time of year to be thinking about calendars, diaries and how to get through the long winter months . . .
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Review: Gardening The Complete Beginner’s Guide
Gardening can seem a very complicated thing to those who’ve never tried it. Latin names and technical terms are bandied . . .
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Review: A Year of Flower Wreaths
It won’t be long before I’ll start thinking about making the Christmas wreath – having one that’s homemade is a . . .
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Review: Chrysanthemums by Naomi Slade
For many years, I’ve told anyone who would listen that I thought chrysanthemums were going to be the next big . . .
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Review: The Climate Change Resilient Vegetable Garden
It was rather fitting that I was reading The Climate Change Resilient Vegetable Garden during the several days of torrential . . .
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Review: A Year in a Small Garden
I still remember the excitement of getting my first – and very small – garden. I also remember the mistakes . . .
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