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Ten Lessons from my Spring Back Door Pots 2016-17
It’s hard work planting pots for winter and spring. I dread the work it entails, the heaving about of compost, […]
Friday Flora – Jolly Hollyhocks, Alcea rosea
I love plants which self seed. It’s like inviting Mrs Serendipity to your garden. Self-seeding is not for those who […]
Friday Fauna – Fledglings
I went a bit viral on Twitter this week. Not for a witty remark or a 240 character piece of […]
Friday Flora – Papaver rhoeas, the field poppy
I have been doing a lot of gardening recently. Gardening is normally pretty high on the agenda but in June […]
Taking a rain check at Chatsworth
Press days at RHS flower shows are always a mixed bag for me. I am inspired and enthused by torrents […]
Snow It All – the reluctant galanthophile
I love plants. I love all plants (except the ones which bite me). Call me a whining liberal, but I […]
Potting Solitaire: A Moving Account of the Summer of 16
As I write, the radio is wittering on about possible snow storms, and raindrops are skittering across my study’s skylight, a glum, grey […]
Two Dozen Moments of Pleasure in 2016
How rubbish was 2016 for you? According to most media it was filled with death, destruction and awful politics. Well, […]
Diamonds and Doomed Pixies
Wednesday morning dawned, as forecast, dazzlingly clear and fiercely frosty. The garden was frozen solid and so I reasoned that there […]
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