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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Tag: nurseries
Big plans at The Kitchen Garden
I’ve been out to talk to The Kitchen Garden Plant Centre about pursuing a dream and growing herbs. A nursery . . .
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Celebrating at Malvern Autumn 2019
For me, autumn starts properly with the Malvern Autumn Show. Asters and dahlias take centre stage in the floral marquee, . . .
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Plant hunting at a Rare Plant Fair
Visiting gardens and buying plants have got to be two of my favourite occupations so a trip to a Rare . . .
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Daffodils and friendly rivalry
I’ve loved traditional horticultural shows since childhood when an elderly neighbour persuaded me to enter her local club’s show. She . . .
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It’s party time for pelargoniums
Fibrex Nurseries is celebrating 60 years and putting on a pelargonium party. Pelargoniums sum up summer for me. They’re widely . . .
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All I want for Christmas . . .
With Christmas rapidly approaching, I’ve been asking some of my nursery friends what’s on their list to Santa. Talk to . . .
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The shady side of planting
A shady border is rarely the one a gardener is eager to show me when I’m out garden visiting. Areas . . .
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Rediscovering asters
Sometimes you think you know a plant only to find there’s far more to it than you realised. Asters – . . .
Read moreOnline plant nursery guide launches
A chance remark by Monty Don on BBC Gardeners’ World has led to a project to support independent nurseries and the . . .
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