Penstemon Collecting in the Cotswolds
There’s a new National Collection of Penstemon in Gloucestershire. I’ve been out to take a look. Richard Marshall never intended . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #382
A rather beautiful dahlia that I saw on a recent trip to Scotland for this week’s cheerful flower. I’m also . . .
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Review: RHS Resilient Garden
Climate change is obvious if you garden. Erratic weather that veers from extreme cold to blistering heat and plants flowering . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #381
This week’s cheerful flower is a special rose. ‘Peach Melba’ is Rose of the Year 2023 and not only does . . .
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My Gardening View #21
My gardening view this month is one of overflowing beds – at least in the vegetable garden. I don’t grow . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #380
This week’s cheerful flower heralds the start of the dahlia season and the first of the 2023 blooms. They’ve been . . .
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Changes at Chastleton House
The last time I met up with Rosy Sutton – for a magazine feature back in 2019 – she was . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #379
Something from a recent visit to the gardens at Chastleton House for today’s cheerful flower. These giant scabious were a . . .
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RHS Hampton 2023 – Some Top Picks
I never seem to have enough time at flower shows and RHS Hampton 2023 was no different. With garden ideas . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #378
It’s press day at RHS Hampton Court today so here’s something from last year’s show for Cheering Up Mondays. I . . .
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