Your Garden In August
Reading time 34 minutes
As I sit down to write this post I find that August surfaces mixed emotions. On one hand, our garden is coming into its […]
Dahlias
Catching Up
Reading time 15 minutes
It dawned on me the other day that I’d written nothing about our garden and allotment for several months. This is me, making amends!
Your Garden In July
Reading time 32 minutes
With July comes the start of summer proper. All hints of spring are now banished, replaced by stronger, brighter colours and a sense of established luxuriance. Savour the moment and prepare for the busy months that lie ahead.
How To Enjoy Your Garden In June
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June is the most quintessentially English month. Country gardens are brimming with hollyhocks, lupins, delphiniums, peonies, irises and, of course, roses. Here’s how to get the most enjoyment from your garden this month.
How To Enjoy Your Garden in May
Reading time 37 minutes
How to get the most out of your garden in the merry month of May.
How to Grow Dahlias – A Simple Guide
Reading time 16 minutes
The Frustrated Gardener is very much a team effort. Whilst it’s usually me pounding the keyboard, from time to time my partner John, otherwise […]
Our Top 10 Dahlias of 2021
Reading time 19 minutes
As the dahlia season draws to a close, it’s time to celebrate those that dazzled during this uniquely cool and wet year. We ended […]
Dahlia Disaster Averted – The National Dahlia Collection Finds A New Home
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When the National Dahlia Collection announced its closure in September 2020 The Beau and I were bereft. This little patch of dahlia heaven was […]
National Allotments Week 2021
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I am surprised and embarrassed to note that the last time I wrote on TFG’s blog was back in January. Where have the last […]
Here Comes Summer!
Reading time 8 minutes
The title of of this post is tongue-in-cheek given I’m sat at my desk with rain pattering on the skylight and a brisk draught […]
Hurrah! the Ides of March
Reading time 7 minutes
Our garden is at its lowest ebb from early February until the Ides of March, on the 15th of the month. Battered by gales […]
A Year of Plotting
Reading time 21 minutes
January 2020 After waiting only four months, we got the news that we had reached the top of the allotment waiting list: if we […]