Cheering Up Mondays #251
One of the most resilient flowers in my garden seems apt for this week’s bit of floral cheer. Calendula, or . . .
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Sweet peas – the 2020 season
Sweet peas were one of this year’s success stories, flowering right up until mid-August and providing so many blooms I . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #250
This very nearly missed this year’s garden party. I sowed it in the spring and the plants have made good . . .
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Review: Soupologie, 5 a Day Soups by Anastasia Argent
I didn’t request a review copy of Soupologie and it was sent to me on spec but I’m so glad . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #249
This was a flowery delight for weeks and even now the seedheads are beautiful. Given that I garden on sand . . .
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Autumn Plant-Hunting at Bourton House
It takes a special garden to shine out on a grey, overcast October day but Bourton House Garden is such . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #248
Some exotic colour to start the week courtesy of Bourton House Garden. I had a great trip out there last . . .
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Tomatoes – the 2020 Gardening Trials
I spent the weekend clearing the last of the tomatoes from the greenhouse, something that always signals the end of . . .
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Cheering Up Mondays #247
I was lucky enough to be given this via the Garden Media Guild during lockdown and what a star it’s . . .
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Review: The Botanical City by Helena Dove and Harry Ades
It’s easy to imagine that beyond the domestic garden, it’s nigh on impossible to really appreciate nature in the middle . . .
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