Review: Kiftsgate Court Gardens by Vanessa Berridge
Kiftsgate Court is celebrating its centenary. A new book by Vanessa Berridge charts the history of this unusual Cotswold garden. . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #168
My mum’s magnolia was like a pink cloud over her garden. A perfect sight to clear those Monday blues. For . . .
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Daffodils and friendly rivalry
I’ve loved traditional horticultural shows since childhood when an elderly neighbour persuaded me to enter her local club’s show. She . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #167
I love cherry blossom. It reminds me of childhood, as my bedroom window looked over the top of our cherry . . .
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Rueing some plant mistakes
Generally, if you get something wrong in the garden the solution is easy: dig it up, move it and start . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #166
Something delicate for a Monday. This is Ixia ‘Spotlight’ spotted on the Avon Bulbs stand at BBC Gardeners’ World Live. . . .
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Cotswold Open Gardens – what’s new
With the arrival of the National Garden Scheme’s guide, I’ve been starting to plan my garden visiting year and there . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #165
I’ve been potting up my stored dahlias and hoping for another good display this year. This is Dahlia ‘Apricot Desire’, . . .
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Trends at the Garden Press Event
I had a trip to London last week for the annual Garden Press Event where the industry’s firms and garden . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #164
I finished pruning my roses at the weekend so this beauty seemed just right for some Monday morning cheer. This . . .
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