Review: The Book of Orchids
I’ve always been nervous of orchids. Partly because I’m not known for my skill with houseplants. Things that grow outside . . .
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Review: Raised Bed Revolution by Tara Nolan
As with elephant eating, so growing vegetables is much easier in bite-sized pieces. I used to have an allotment-style plot, . . .
Read moreReview: RHS Companion to Wildlife Gardening by Chris Baines
It seems hard to imagine a time when gardeners didn’t encourage wildlife into their gardens. Most that I meet welcome . . .
Read moreReview: The Company of Trees by Thomas Pakenham
As a writer trees worry me. Faced with an herbaceous border, I’m in my element but charged with talking about . . .
Read moreReview: The Sceptical Gardener by Ken Thompson
Don’t judge a book . . . Despite being a paid-up member of the ‘don’t judge a book by its . . .
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Review: 365 Days of Colour in Your Garden
I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve been told a garden is planted for year-round colour. In truth, . . .
Read moreReview: The Writer’s Garden by Jackie Bennett
This was always going to be a book that appealed, based as it is on my two great loves: literature . . .
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