The 2019 Flower Gardening Trials
For many years, I didn’t really grow annual flowers – beyond sweet peas – but starting a cutting border changed . . .
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Review: The Kew Gardener’s Guide
Looking for a Christmas gift for a gardener? Two new books in The Kew Gardener’s Guide series may solve your . . .
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Gardening Trials 2019 – the veg
I’ve been clearing the vegetable beds, adding compost and starting to make plans for next season. This year’s gardening trials . . .
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Review: Cambridge College Gardens by Tim Richardson
Cambridge has long been a destination for scholars and tourists but should it also be a place for gardeners to . . .
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Review: Stihl Battery Powered Lawnmower
As a grass-cutting novice, I was invited to take the Stihl battery powered lawnmower for a test run. I have . . .
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Review: Wild About Weeds by Jack Wallington
Like most gardeners, I’m in a constant battle against weeds. Dandelions pepper my lawn, bindweed wraps itself around my plants . . .
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Gathering ideas at Thenford House
A trip with the Garden Media Guild to Lord and Lady Heseltine’s thought-provoking garden at Thenford House. Head gardener Darren . . .
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Review: ‘The Artist’s Garden’ by Jackie Bennett
Ahead of her visit to the 2019 Cheltenham Literature Festival, I’ve been leafing through ‘The Artist’s Garden’ by Jackie Bennett. . . .
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Celebrating at Malvern Autumn 2019
For me, autumn starts properly with the Malvern Autumn Show. Asters and dahlias take centre stage in the floral marquee, . . .
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In the Aroid Attic
Shelves packed with pots, leaves hanging overhead and barely enough floorspace to walk around, entering The Aroid Attic is an . . .
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