In the Heat at BBC Gardeners’ World Live 2023
It may have been something to do with the scorching heat but the gardens that caught my eye at BBC . . .
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My Gardening View #20
My gardening view this month is definitely full of flowers. In fact, several things are having their best season for . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #375
It had to be a rose for today’s cheerful flower as I’m off to the launch of the Rose of . . .
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Review: The Seasoned Gardener
The Seasoned Gardener is one of those books that’s hard to categorise. Not really a ‘how to’ guide, it nonetheless . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #374
This seems to be scenting the entire garden at the moment and makes me smile every time I smell it . . .
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Review: Groundcover Revolution
I’ve never been very fond of grass, preferring flower borders to lawn. Yet, as a quick way of covering ground . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #373
Something from this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show for today’s cheerful plant – the name made it a perfect choice . . .
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RHS Chelsea 2023 – the Plants
Show gardens are all very well but for me one of the highlights of any garden show is the nursery . . .
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RHS Chelsea 2023: The Gardens
There are a lot of plants in the RHS Chelsea 2023 gardens. That may sound odd but we have had . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #372
It’s Press Day at Chelsea so something from a previous show seemed perfect for this week’s cheerful flower. This beauty . . .
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