Malvern Autumn Show 2022
As a celebration of the season, the Malvern Autumn Show takes some beating with harvest displays, giant veg and autumn . . .
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Tag: flowers
Making a Bulb Lasagne
There’s nothing quite like spring bulbs to lift the spirits and, with a difficult winter looming, I think they’ll be . . .
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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: 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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Review: A Greener Life by Jack Wallington
‘A Greener Life’ by Jack Wallington explores how to garden for mental health and the planet. The way we garden . . .
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2021 Flower Gardening Trials
The 2021 Flower Gardening Trials produced an interesting mix of new blooms and a surprise favourite. Things were a little . . .
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Life and Death in the Garden
At first glance, everything looks good in the garden. Tulips are appearing daily, there are buds on shrubs, and the . . .
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Review: The Language of Flowers by Odessa Begay
It seems chrysanthemums are the flower of our time. According to The Language of Flowers, their hidden meaning is ‘cheerfulness . . .
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Missing RHS Malvern 2020
Of all the many things that have been cancelled due to lockdown, the loss of RHS Malvern 2020 is the . . .
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RHS Cardiff 2018 – fun and daffodils
Over the years, I’ve been to most of the RHS shows but RHS Cardiff had always eluded me. It’s only . . .
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