Sweet Peas 2021 – Pick of the Bunch
Sweet peas 2021 turned out to be a rather mixed season with some plants producing an abundance of flowers while . . .
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2021 Tomato Trials – the Results
The 2021 tomato trials have gone far better than I feared would be the case. The plants managed to escape . . .
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Review: Hi Cacti by Sabina Palermo
The appeal of Hi Cacti begins with the cover. Primary colours and a cartoon-style image of someone hugging a plant . . .
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Saving the National Dahlia Collection
The National Dahlia Collection has a new home and a new custodian. I’ve been to find out more. Now I’m . . .
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A Trip to the Malvern Autumn Show 2021
Is it time for a rethink for the Malvern Autumn Show? It’s something I found myself wondering as I looked . . .
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Flower Hunting at RHS Chelsea 2021
I spent my second day at RHS Chelsea 2021 flower hunting in the Great Pavilion – always my favourite part . . .
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Autumn Gardens at Chelsea 2021
In the run up to the rescheduled Chelsea 2021 – the first time it’s been held in September – there . . .
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Small Space Gardening at RHS Chelsea
Portable, small space gardens and tackling pollution through plants are two of the ideas being explored with the help of . . .
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A Welcome Return to Barnsley House
For various reasons I haven’t been out to Barnsley House for a while and even then I can’t remember visiting . . .
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Escaping to BBC Gardeners’ World Live
BBC Gardeners’ World Live 2021, rescheduled from its usual June slot, may have been smaller – fewer show gardens, not . . .
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