Review: Diary of a Keen Gardener
It’s rare to get a gardening book that’s both educational and a joy to read but Mary Keen’s Diary of . . .
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It’s rare to get a gardening book that’s both educational and a joy to read but Mary Keen’s Diary of . . .
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A throwback to past summer colour for some much-needed Monday cheer given the gloomy weather and even gloomier world news.
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This week’s Cheering Up Mondays flower has been a welcome bit of floral sunshine in a rather wet week.
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I’ve been looking back at the 2025 veg gardening trials and what turned out to be a very difficult season. . . .
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This week’s cheerful flower is something that’s rather caught me out.
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The first cheerful flower of the new year and an old favourite.
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As the year draws to a close, I’ve been looking back over my garden in 2025. It was certainly a . . .
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Today’s flower is something that never fails to make me smile.
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Growing fruit is one of the easiest ways to have home produce but it can seem daunting with all the . . .
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Today’s cheerful flower was designed to do just that, cheer me up.
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