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 […]
Our Coastal Garden
In Print: Broadstairs Beacon
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If I had to sum up the business ethic in Thanet, I would describe it as entrepreneurial. Everywhere one looks someone is opening a […]
Perfect Partners: Lobelia tupa & Lilium regale ‘Album’
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The beauty of growing plants in pots is that they can be shuffled around endlessly until the most pleasing associations are made. I do […]
Plant Profile: Lilium ‘Whistler’
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This spring I potted up more lilies than ever before. My intention was to bridge that awkward gap between the tulips fading and the […]
Sumer Is Icumen In … Or Is It Agoin Out Again?
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Since the last time I wrote about my garden, my sole purpose has been to prepare it for summer. I’ve been potting, repotting, feeding, […]
The Watch House in Early May
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I’m a little bit stuck at the moment. I don’t so much have writers’ block as writers’ constipation; that is, lots of posts backing […]
April Showers
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Unpredictability is the name of the game when it comes to British weather, but one old proverb certainly promises to ring true in 2019: […]
Awkward
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Some days and some jobs are just awkward. Some days some jobs are awkward and the next day they feel straightforward. Why? I don’t […]
Plant Profile: Sophora ‘Sun King’ AGM
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In June this year I will have been blogging for seven years. I have completely forgotten most of the posts I wrote at the […]
BBC Gardeners’ World – Your Questions Answered
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Before I begin, a heartfelt thank you to everyone who posted a comment following the garden’s appearance on Gardeners’ World last Friday. It’s been […]
BBC Gardeners’ World comes to The Watch House
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Friday March 8th 2019, 8.30-9.00pm, BBC2 When I look at my garden this evening, as it takes a battering from Storm Freya, I find […]
Spick and Span*
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Despite still feeling grotty, the opportunities presented by a weekend of unbroken sunshine were too good to miss. I had been waiting months for […]