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In the garden: October 2009
In the garden: The little potager is also in need of reorganisation, so I’ve enlisted some help next week to make some raised beds and generally have a major tidy.
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Where Have all the Flowers Gone
Yesterday I interviewed the wonderfully enthusiastic holder of the National Clematis Montana Collection, Val le May Neville Parry. It was a delightful experience, including the slightly bonkers element...
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In the garden: October 2009
In the garden: The main action at the moment seems to be the spiders – I’ve lost count of the number of times that I’ve walked face first into a web. The new raised beds are nearly complete.
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In the Garden: November 2009
In the garden: The cold frame is filling up. So far, there are pots of strawberries for an early crop, containers planted with miniature bulbs and pots of auriculas (which need to be kept cool but dry...
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In the Garden in Late November 2009
In the garden: November 19th – While it remains so mild, even if it is windy, I’ve decided to plant out some of the Aquadulce Broad Beans that I started off in Roottrainers in the greenhouse. They are...
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In the garden: December 2009
In the garden: I spotted the first hellebore buds this week and all over the garden the tips of bulbs are beginning to push through the soil.
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In the Garden in December 2009
In the garden: I’ve been going round dealing with anything that might be vulnerable to the cold and snow. The cold frame is closed tight with a layer of fleece over the plants, the outdoor lemon is...
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Well-Weathered
Within a week we’ve gone from warm sunshine where I gardened in a short sleeve t-shirt and watched butterflies and bumble bees to gales, torrential downpours and even a hail storm that left the garden...
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Arthritis Research UK Garden
It won’t be long until the Chelsea Flower Show 2012 and here’s a brief look at what is in store from Tom Hoblyn.
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Gratuitous Cat Picture
While I was photographing in the garden Titus emerged from the border and posed in a way that made it clear he required to be photographed. I’ve heard rumours that cats are inordinately popular on the...
View ArticleWarm Sunshine at Last
Warm sunshine – at last! I spent all last weekend in the garden, revelling in the real signs of spring and finally getting on with sowing seeds. In the past I’ve often been tempted to start the whole...
View ArticleGoodbye Hungry Gap
Two days of proper rain may have blighted the Bank Holiday, but the garden loves it. A friend rang me up this morning and said “ I swear I can see the plants growing!” That certainly seems to be the...
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Its Roses, Roses, all the Way
It does seem to be a spectacular year for roses and – from the rampant to the refined – they have never looked better in our garden. At the rampant end, the Cooper’s Burmese rose has defied its tender...
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Wollerton Old Hall Garden in Shropshire
Wollerton Old Hall garden in Shropshire* is a beautiful blend of inspired planting, immaculate topiary and wonderful structures. Beautiful Blend of Inspired Planting Ingeniously laid out, it reveals...
View ArticleLooking Good in the Garden in early September
The strawberry grapes have reached a respectable size and are just beginning to ripen. It hasn’t been warm enough to persuade the Aeonium Schwarzkopf to flower, but it thrives in a pot of very gritty...
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Seed sowing in March
Warm sunshine – at last! I spent all last weekend in the garden, revelling in the real signs of spring and finally getting on with sowing seeds. In the past I’ve often been tempted to start the whole...
View ArticleGoodbye Hungry Gap
Two days of proper rain may have blighted the Bank Holiday, but the garden loves it. A friend rang me up this morning and said “ I swear I can see the plants growing!” That certainly seems to be the...
View ArticleIts Roses, Roses, all the Way
It does seem to be a spectacular year for roses and – from the rampant to the refined – they have never looked better in our garden. At the rampant end, the Cooper’s Burmese rose has defied its tender...
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Wollerton Old Hall Garden in Shropshire
Wollerton Old Hall garden in Shropshire* is a beautiful blend of inspired planting, immaculate topiary and wonderful structures. Beautiful Blend of Inspired Planting Ingeniously laid out, it reveals...
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Gratuitous Cat Picture
While I was photographing in the garden Titus emerged from the border and posed in a way that made it clear he required to be photographed. I’ve heard rumours that cats are inordinately popular on the...
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