It has been said that one of the most delightful things about a garden is the anticipation it provides. A sensory and sensual urban paradise with ever changing supplies of...
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Mid-summer’s day has passed and everyone is wondering whether summer will ever arrive this year. Eternal optimists, we have still managed to eat quite a few meals outside in the...
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I discovered to my horror at the weekend that or entire potato crop has been affected by blight. In all the years that we have been growing spuds this has...
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Regardless of the weather certain plants will perform as though the sun is always shining, they are to be valued for their hardiness as much as their prettiness. Anthemis is...
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Aquilegia also known as Columbine or Granny’s Bonnet are flowering here there and everywhere in my garden now. For such dainty little flowers they are very tough, prolific self-seeders and...
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Well summer is here and, regardless of the rain, plants will still thrive and flower, some more than others in the wet though. One such plant that is familiar to...
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It can sometimes take years to get the right balance in a planting scheme. There are areas in my garden which I am still striving to ‘get right’ and that’s...
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