Review: Stocking Filler Gardening Books
The garden publishing world is rather like an over-planted border, so stuffed full of titles you wonder that there’s room, . . .
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2020 Flower Advent Calendar #9
Day 9 and a plant that has been tremendous in my garden this year. I bought it from Hardy’s Cottage . . .
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2020 Flower Advent Calendar #8
A winter star for Day 8 of the advent calendar. Cyclamen are such a cheerful sight on a cold winter . . .
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2020 Flower Advent Calendar #7
One of my favourite tulips for Day 7. This is really pretty and is a variety that returns every year . . .
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2020 Flower Advent Calendar #6
Day 6 and memories of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. It’s been a strange year without any flower shows and . . .
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2020 Flower Advent Calendar #5
Day 5 and lupins are another flower that I love but struggle to grow. I saw this in a Cotswold . . .
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2020 Flower Advent Calendar #4
I love zinnias but so do the slugs! This was from some seed that I was sent by Thompson & . . .
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2020 Flower Advent Calendar #3
Today’s floral countdown is something I spotted on a recent trip to Bourton House Garden. Like many plants, it’s know . . .
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2020 Flower Advent Calendar #2
A mystery dahlia for the second day of the calendar. This was sold to me as ‘Blue Boy’ but it . . .
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The 2020 Cut Flowers Gardening Trials
I’ve been looking back at this year’s cut flowers gardening trials and deciding what to grow next year. There seems . . .
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