Cheering up Mondays #206
Something simple for the last Monday before Christmas. I love forget-me-nots (Myosotis sylvatica), which is just as well because they . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #205
Pure white beauty to start the week. This was on the Picton Garden and Old Court Nurseries’ stand at the . . .
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Review: The Half-Hour Allotment by Lia Leendertz
Can you fit veg-growing into a busy lifestyle? ‘The Half-Hour Allotment’ makes the case for just that. Growing vegetables may . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #204
There’s something appealing about the simple flowers of honesty. This is also Day 9 of my Flower Advent Calendar – . . .
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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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Cheering up Mondays #203
A touch of flamboyance for the first Monday of December. This rather striking hippeastrum was on the W.S. Warmenhoven display . . .
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Flower Advent Calendar 2019 Day 1
My annual Flower Advent Calendar launches today with one of my favourite winter flowers. There’s something so uplifting about the . . .
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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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Cheering up Mondays #202
Some simple blossom to start the week. This is pear blossom, spotted on a visit to Cerney House. For a . . .
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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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