
The Watch House Awaits
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The pots are all planted and in position, their arrangements have been checked from every angle, adjusted and appraised again. Happy with the result, […]
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The pots are all planted and in position, their arrangements have been checked from every angle, adjusted and appraised again. Happy with the result, […]
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Our garden is not designed for snow. In the fifteen years I’ve lived at The Watch House, I can only recall it snowing four […]
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I’ve been getting increasingly frustrated with myself for posting so infrequently. Okay, so I no longer have a long commute to London and I […]
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January is a month when many of us dream of an escape to the sun. If we’re feeling flush we might take advantage of […]
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Dan, in a moment of madness, has decided that he would like me to contribute now and again to his Frustrated Gardener blog. As […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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I started this blog with a clear personal ambition to preserve what I already knew about plants and to encourage further learning. It was […]
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The problem with owning a garden dominated by evergreens and tropicals is that I don’t really get to experience autumn colour at home. My […]
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So I forgot. Today’s the day that the London Evening Standard publishes a feature on neon-coloured foliage and I am not even in […]
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Before I left England for my trip to India and China I took the bold decision not to attempt blogging whilst I was away. […]
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There comes a moment every autumn when I leave home and return again under the cover of darkness. Since I have been living full […]
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