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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Tag: flowers
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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Heaven is hellebores and hepaticas
Just how many hellebores is too many? I found myself wondering this as I gazed down a glasshouse where every . . .
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Flower shows herald the spring
Stop Press: The Orchid Show has now been cancelled due to the weather. The first horticultural shows are welcome sign . . .
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Planning for the 2018 cutting garden
The weather may still be wintery but I’m already starting to think about summer and plan the 2018 cutting garden. . . .
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Hits and misses of the 2017 garden trials
One of the delights of gardening is trying something new and I’ve been given a whole range of things for . . .
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