What is a Vegan Garden?
The question “What is a Vegan Garden?” is one which I am asked as a Gardening Teacher and sometimes in […]
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Gardening Topics of Interest
The Winter Solstice and Your Garden
Whilst I’m talking here about the Winter Solstice and your garden, it’s helpful to clarify that I’m referring to the
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8 Plants called Christmas
8 Plants called Christmas – a blog for you to read whilst enjoying a cuppa. And as well as naming
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Your Garden at the Winter Solstice
Is your garden at the Winter Solstice a quiet place, with all the herbaceous plants tucked up under a warm
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Inspo & Ideas from RHS Hampton Court 2024
Inspo & ideas from RHS Hampton Court 2024. A Garden Festival in an iconic setting with plenty of places to
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How Not to Garden Organically
How Not to Garden Organically is a bit of a teaser, a tongue in cheek blog. There’s so much out
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Is a Palm Tree Really a Tree?
Is a palm tree really a tree? You may wonder why I’m even putting the question: of course it’s a
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Bark and Stems for Winter Gardens
Bark and stems for winter gardens is a selection of trees and shrubs to give you winter interest. That may
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Is Yours a Shady or a Sunny Garden?
Do you have a shady or a sunny garden? This question seems to have come up a lot recently. Could
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A Week in the Life of a Gardener’s Spouse
Inspired by the anonymous poem “a week in the life of a gardener’s spouse” and with my long suffering husband
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Milk flower, Snowdrop, Galanthus
Milk flower is a good description of a snowdrop when you consider it’s predominantly white. This is a mildly indulgent blog
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The Gardening Year – Quotes and Thoughts from the Garden
31st December: the end of the gardening year. 1st January: the start of the gardening year. With this weekend’s blog
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7 Ways to use Wood Ash in Your Garden
As well as 7 ways to use wood ash in your garden, we’ll look at what wood ash is, the
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5 Evergreen Shrubs for Your Winter Garden
5 evergreen shrubs for your winter garden to give you textural and colourful interest to complement the green evergreens you
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My Overgrown Garden Renovation – a Snapshot at 3 months
What does an overgrown garden have in common with an onion? Peeling back layers to find that there are yet
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Flowers called Elizabeth
Flowers called Elizabeth could equally be named Plants called Elizabeth, but it seems we tend to firstly look for flowers
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Moving Gardens when you Move Home – Things to Know, Tips and Ideas
Moving gardens when you move home – this article is here to help you when you’re a gardener and you’re
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Peonies and Weddings
Peonies and Weddings is a brief foray into beautiful romantic wedding bouquets. There are many reasons why they make such
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Gardens and the Law – Q & A
Gardens and the law – Q & A does what it says, ie answers some of the most frequently asked
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Six New Year’s Resolutions for Your Garden
New Year’s Resolutions – yes, it’s that time of year when lots of people like to make a fresh start!
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30 Ideas for my Dream Garden
My dream garden, my 30th birthday garden, my first ‘proper’ garden after only gardening on a balcony. These were suggestions
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Autumn Equinox, Harvest Festivals and Your Garden
The Autumn Equinox is one of the four key points in the year for gardeners and farmers in particular. Harvest
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Pruning Spring Flowering Shrubs
Pruning spring flowering shrubs is a task that sometimes gets forgotten in all the excitement of herbaceous perennials bursting into
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The First Day of Spring and the Spring Equinox
The spring equinox and the first day of spring are not necessarily describing the same date in the gardener’s year.
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Rock Gardens – Plants and Ideas
Rock gardens are frequently the butt of jokes, and yes a badly thought out one is more of a carbuncle
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Fun Tips for Gardening with Kids in Small Gardens and Balconies
Fun Tips for Gardening with Kids in Small Gardens and Balconies is inspired by two things – National Children’s Gardening
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Gardening in a Lockdown
Spring 2020 has brought us to gardening in a lockdown due to the affects of Coronavirus 19. Social distancing and
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6 Plants Named after Women Gardeners
6 Plants Named after Women Gardeners has taken inspiration from International Women’s Day. Sometimes called World Women’s Day, this takes
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29 Gardening Tips for A Leap Year
Well, perhaps not just for a leap year, but it seemed an entertaining way to suggest 29 gardening tips, large,
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2020 Vision for Your Garden Planning for a New Decade
2020 vision for your garden planning acknowledges what has gone before, what lessons we can learn from that and how
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30 Plants and Features for Your Garden
This week, I have for you a list of 30 plants and features for your garden to inspire your own
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Flowers called Wedding Day
Flowers called Wedding Day is another blog inspired by my darling daughter’s wedding. The previous one was about quince cheese,
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