Gardens open by arrangement
Beautiful borders, unusual plants, design inspiration or maybe just the lure of cake, whatever the reason, the Gloucestershire National Gardens . . .
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Tag: gardens
Growing medicinal herbs
There must be a gardening gene, I muse as I gaze at Davina Wynne Jones’ Cotswold garden. As the daughter . . .
Read moreCharity heads to Tatton Park
Cotswold-based charity Meningitis Now is taking its award-winning garden to the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park, which opens today. ‘Believe . . .
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Gardening every inch
I rarely meet a gardener who is happy with the space they’ve got. We all long for just one more . . .
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Box Open Gardens 2016
Restraint, revamping and retro For self-confessed ‘plantaholics’ Wendy Rochefort and Andrew Dawes show remarkable restraint in their garden, part of . . .
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Barnsley House starts again
Blight, battles and bold beginnings The laburnum arch at Barnsley House with its golden racemes of flowers hanging down to . . .
Read moreReview: ‘Happy Home Outside’
Like many gardeners, I rarely sit down outside. Perhaps with a cup of coffee while contemplating the jobs that still . . .
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Cotswold gardens to visit 2016
Whether you’re a gardening novice looking for help, an old hand seeking inspiration, or simply want to enjoy a lovely . . .
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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