Gardening courses and talks
Foraging talk given by Miles Irving at King Henry's Walk last summer The more I know about gardening, the more I want to know. Gardening courses are a wonderful way to increase your knowledge and as...
View ArticleHampton Court Flower Show 2012-it’s still huge!
Hampton Court is huge and ever-changing and one new innovation that I really enjoyed was the creation of the ‘Low cost, high impact’ gardens. Just four of them this year, but definitely some of the...
View ArticlePruning Japanese Wineberries
All this rain has provided plenty of excuses for curling up with some great gardening books, but on a rare dry day this week, I got on with tackling a job I’ve been itching to do for months. One of my...
View ArticleFront garden lettuces
I’ve just got back from a trip to Sweden (blog post to follow on fabulous Swedish gardens), and was greeted by my lettuces which are now ready to supply many salads. Top of pic is ‘Solix’, with...
View ArticleOver the Garden Fence Podcast No. 2-A Riot of Wildflowers
Ah, we’re getting into the swing of this. Here’s no. 2. Apple blossom has taken up the baton from the Pittosporum, and once again, bees are vibrantly humming around the garden. It’s a glorious time of...
View ArticleHonesty and Purple Rain, Podcast No.4
I love Allium time of year. Daffodils and tulips, having riotously heralded spring, are nearly over, and now these purple explosions are starting to take centre stage. This is Allium ‘Purple Rain’...
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