Review: The Salad Garden by Joy Larkcom
I first encountered French dressing on a school trip to Paris. We were all puzzled by the idea of putting . . .
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RHS Chatsworth 2017: a soggy start
There’s no way of softening the conclusion that yesterday’s press day at RHS Chatsworth was quite simply a washout. Torrential . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #75
The intricate blooms of Nigella.
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Tomatoes – a growing addiction
If I could grow only one crop it would be tomatoes. Little else has the variety or sums up summer . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #74
Iris ‘Belle de Mai’ pictured at RHS Chelsea 2017
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Greenfields – a secret garden
One of the delights of the National Garden Scheme is that it gives you the chance to look around otherwise . . .
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Gardeners’ World Live goes back in time
There’s more than a whiff of nostalgia about this year’s Gardeners’ World Live. With the BBC programme celebrating its 50th . . .
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RHS Chelsea 2017 – in among the flowers
Cotswold gardens are generally big on herbaceous perennials so I love the chance to see something a bit different. The . . .
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Cheering up Mondays #73
Tulipa ‘Rems Favourite’
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