RHS Autumn Harvest Festival Show 2015
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I always write my post about the RHS Autumn Harvest Festival Show will a tinge of sadness, as it falls just a few days […]
Fruit and Veg
Tomato Time
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I was catching up on missed editions of Gardener’s World last night, listening to Monty Don bemoaning the fact that his outdoor tomatoes, although […]
A Year in the Vegetable Garden
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We would not describe ourselves as vegetable gardeners, at least not yet, but since we completed a project to build raised beds in our […]
Spring Flower Candy: Allium ursinum
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Yesterday I sang the praises of an orchid, today I am waxing lyrical about an onion, or a garlic to be precise. Monday’s Spring Flower Candy is […]
Trengwainton Gardens, Cornwall
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From a very early age my parents took me and my sister to visit gardens. I like to think the reason was to cultivate […]
Kinky Leeks and Gracious Grapes – The RHS London Harvest Festival Show 2014
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Apart from Cinderella, few people are likely to consider an after-dark encounter with a giant pumpkin an exciting prospect, but the Royal Horticultural Society […]
Feeling Fruity
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These juicy shots are principally for the delight and delectation of my Aussie friend Helen, who is a great proponent of all sorts of heritage fruit […]
Salad Days
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…My salad days, When I was green in judgment, cold in blood… William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra It’s going to be one of […]
RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2014 – Show Garden Highlights
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Chelsea needs to watch her back. Her bigger, louder and brighter sister at Hampton Court Palace is slowly but surely stealing her crown. Chelsea […]
Absolute Beginner
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I am a complete novice when it comes to growing fruit and vegetables. My last real experience was in my early teens when I […]
Daily Vegetable Candy: Brussels Sprouts
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Just because it’s almost Christmas!
Daily Flower Candy: Kangaroo Apple
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One of my surprise survivors from last year Solanum laciniatum, the Kangaroo Apple, may finally have outgrown its welcome. The plants were bought from […]