Review: How to Garden When You’re New to Gardening
How did you learn how to garden? Like many people, I absorbed knowledge watching my parents, always flowers and only . . .
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Review: The Good Garden
What do we mean by a good garden? Is it somewhere that’s beautiful or very productive? Author and lifelong gardener . . .
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My Gardening View #20
My gardening view this month is definitely full of flowers. In fact, several things are having their best season for . . .
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Reviewing the Winter Plant Casualties
I’ve been taking stock of the garden after a challenging few months and seeing what’s among the winter plant casualties. . . .
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Review: Ranunculus by Naomi Slade
Books by Naomi Slade always delight but this tome on ranunculus was particularly welcome on a cold, soggy week. Colourful . . .
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Exploring Kew’s Orchid Festival
I was expecting colour at Kew’s Orchid Festival but not quite the dazzling display I encountered – or the wild . . .
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January Flowers to Boost Your Mood
I try not to have flower favourites but there’s no doubt January flowers are pretty special. Anything that can bloom . . .
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Highs and Lows of the 2022 Garden
As is customary, I’ve been looking back at the 2022 garden, the triumphs and disasters. It was certainly a year . . .
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2022 Sweet Peas Gardening Trials
I’ve been looking back at the 2022 sweet peas as I start to plan what to grow next year. It . . .
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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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