Gathering ideas at Thenford House
A trip with the Garden Media Guild to Lord and Lady Heseltine’s thought-provoking garden at Thenford House. Head gardener Darren . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #196
A blast of pink to start the week. I’ve no idea what this rather vibrant pelargonium is but it’s been . . .
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Review: ‘The Artist’s Garden’ by Jackie Bennett
Ahead of her visit to the 2019 Cheltenham Literature Festival, I’ve been leafing through ‘The Artist’s Garden’ by Jackie Bennett. . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #195
Something bright and cheerful to start off a damp Monday morning. This is one of the dwarf cactus dahlia that . . .
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Celebrating at Malvern Autumn 2019
For me, autumn starts properly with the Malvern Autumn Show. Asters and dahlias take centre stage in the floral marquee, . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #194
Something from the weekend’s Malvern Autumn Show for the final Monday in September. This was part of the rather lovely . . .
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In the Aroid Attic
Shelves packed with pots, leaves hanging overhead and barely enough floorspace to walk around, entering The Aroid Attic is an . . .
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Leaf peeping in the Forest of Dean
The Forest of Dean and Wye Valley are taking on New England as a must-see autumn destination with the launch . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #193
A touch of warmth for a Monday morning. I love the colours of these but struggle to grow them, as . . .
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A trip to The Generous Gardener sale
Finding myself near Cirencester last week was the perfect excuse to call into The Generous Gardener plant sale at Ampney . . .
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