Review: Secret Gardens of the South East
The grey days of January are perfect for planning summer trips and Secret Gardens of the South East has got . . .
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Review: Designing and Creating a Winter Garden
‘Designing and Creating a Winter Garden’ by Sally Gregson shows how to get the most out of what can be . . .
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Review: A Flower A Day
In the wrong hands, A Flower A Day could have been little more than an extended plant catalogue – informative . . .
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Review: How to Grow the Flowers
I guessed reading How to Grow the Flowers would give me some must-grow varieties, hints on cultivation and tips for . . .
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Review: From the Veg Patch by Kathy Slack
Cookery books are meant to inspire but rarely to entertain. From the Veg Patch succeeds on both counts with tempting . . .
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Review: Son of the Secret Gardener, & William Barron, the Victorian Landscape Gardener
A couple of new books that landed on my desk have got me thinking about the unsung heroes of horticulture. . . .
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Review: Lilacs by Naomi Slade
Lilacs are the flower of my childhood. Like many suburban gardens, ours had a lilac tree, nondescript and generally ignored . . .
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Review: The Vegetable Grower’s Handbook by Huw Richards
I do try to be fairly organised when it comes to my vegetable garden but, reading The Vegetable Grower’s Handbook, . . .
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Review: How to Garden When You Rent by Matthew Pottage
For many years, first as a student and then in a rented flat, I had no garden, and my growing . . .
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Review: Create a Mediterranean Garden by Pattie Barron
I’ve been dreaming of blue skies, vibrantly coloured flowers and warm sun thanks to a new book that landed on . . .
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