In Bloom at the Ashmolean
As a gardener and gardening journalist, plants are really important to me. However, their impact goes far beyond back gardens . . .
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Category: Featured
Review: You’re Overwatering It!
Houseplants can be tricky. They grow in what are essentially artificial, indoor conditions, care advice can be conflicting and knowing . . .
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Review Stihl Battery-Powered Secateurs
Many, many years of shorthand and typing mean my hands aren’t what they once were and I find some gardening . . .
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Review: A Year of Colour
Who doesn’t want mood-lifting colour in their garden? It’s easy in summer with masses of flowers in bloom but, as . . .
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The 2025 Flower Gardening Trials
It’s the time of year when I start sowing the first of my cutting flowers so I’ve been looking back . . .
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Group Launches to Help Plant Nurseries
A new group has been set up to champion British independent plant growers. The Nursery Exhibitors’ Organisation (NEO) was started . . .
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Review: Diary of a Keen Gardener
It’s rare to get a gardening book that’s both educational and a joy to read but Mary Keen’s Diary of . . .
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The 2025 Veg Gardening Trials
I’ve been looking back at the 2025 veg gardening trials and what turned out to be a very difficult season. . . .
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My Garden in 2025
As the year draws to a close, I’ve been looking back over my garden in 2025. It was certainly a . . .
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Review: Growing Fruit
Growing fruit is one of the easiest ways to have home produce but it can seem daunting with all the . . .
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