In Bud II
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It snowed today in Central London. From my desk in a muggy office I anxiously check the BBC weather website to see if my […]
Our Coastal Garden
My Own Private Keukenhof
Reading time 6 minutes
Tulips are a special passion of mine. They are inexpensive, easy to grow, endlessly colourful and, most importantly, good to look at. I am […]
Getting to Grips – Part 2
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Weather wise, the start of 2016 is beginning to feel like a re-run of 2015 – a mild winter followed by a chilly spring […]
How to Create a Spring Bulb Theatre
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One can never plant too many spring-flowering bulbs. However tedious the chore may seem in late summer and autumn, planting spring bulbs is one […]
Daily Flower Candy: Narcissus ‘Elka’ AGM
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Narcissus: daffodil, daffadowndilly, jonquil, Lenten lily Daffodils are synonymous with Easter. In England they are associated with Lent and occasionally referred to as Lenten […]
Fame!
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“Have one big idea – and stick to it!”, “go for quality, not clutter”, “I love my tiny garden – it’s so calming and […]
The First Day Of Spring
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Early each year comes that single, magical, joyful, often unexpected day when winter turns to spring. It doesn’t come when the astronomers or meterologists […]
Winter Green
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Last weekend was officially my final gardening weekend before Christmas. From now on it will be a roller coaster ride of shopping, wrapping, cleaning, […]
Hangers On
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One of the challenges when blogging on the subject of gardening is striking a balance between ‘doing’ and writing about ‘doing’. Usually this is […]
Ginger Glow
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It has been an exceptionally mild and sunny autumn here in the UK. Last weekend we enjoyed the warmest ever November day, with temperatures […]
Travelling Blues
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That’s it. I have readied both gardens for October, packed my bags and left Him Indoors in charge. I am now on the other […]
Polegate Cottage: Three Months On
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It’s been three months since we bought the house next door. The idea is to convert The Watch House and Polegate Cottage into one […]