Garden Diary: April 2020
Reading time 30 minutes
April was a bittersweet month. Among many positives were the beautiful weather and being able to spend extra time in the garden with The […]
Our Coastal Garden
Easter Extravaganza
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Oh the irony. For the last three years our National Gardens Scheme area organiser has been asking if we’d open the garden for a […]
Garden Diary: March 2020
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Who could have predicted that the Month of March would end as it did? Over the course of two weeks our daily routines changed […]
Plant Profile: Tulipa fosteriana ‘Zombie’
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Do you remember, several months ago, when we were all potting up our spring bulbs …. each and every one of us full of […]
From Coastline to Compost Bin – Using Seaweed As A Garden Fertiliser and Soil Improver
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I may be a composting virgin, but now that I have an allotment I am getting serious about the dark art of decay. Since […]
Here Comes Ciara! – How To Protect Your Garden From Stormy Weather
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Winter thus far has consisted of a handful of slightly chilly nights with a lot of benign, mild, wet weather in between. The garden […]
How to be a Better Gardener in 2020
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January has been a month of quiet reflection. There’s been relatively little to do in the garden, the house is clean and tidy post […]
Absent.
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You may or may not have noticed, but I have not been posting quite as regularly of late. There is no intention in this, […]
The Bitter End
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I’m always surprised by how good the garden looks at the beginning of November. The Gin & Tonic Garden, though lacking the abundance of […]
Kitchen Sink Drama
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Not a square inch of my tiny garden goes uncultivated. Over the years I’ve found plants that enjoy, or at least tolerate, every environment […]
The Watch House NGS Open Weekend 2019
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And relax! After several weeks of intensive preparation, another National Gardens Scheme open weekend lies behind us. Rather like Christmas there’s an almighty build-up […]
Growing My Own Tree of Life
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For the last three summers I have been growing airplants outside in the Jungle Garden. Secured to the branches of a tree in dappled […]