The Diary of a Plant Addict
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If my blog did not already have a title, ‘The Diary of a Plant Addict’ would be a strong candidate. I’ve had the most […]
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Gardens of Miami No. 1 – The Kampong
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First of all, thank you for your patience whilst I have been away on holiday and taking a short break from blogging. It’s been […]
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: […]
Magnolia × veitchii ‘Peter Veitch’
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My ‘proper’ camera, a now rather dated DSLR, has been in a cupboard since September. I know it takes better photographs than an iPhone, […]
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 […]
A Windy Walk to Margate
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Having been incarcerated for the majority of last weekend I decided on Friday night that rather than catch a train over to Margate the […]
Action Stations!
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One can be excused for inactivity during January – after all, Christmas is exhausting – but with the arrival of February the garden begins […]
A Capricious January
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This winter’s weather is turning out to be a bit of tease. We experience a short spell of cold, then it’s back to mild […]
Ten Things To Do In The Garden in January
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January is a unique month in the year when plants, on the whole, demand very little from gardeners. House plants are an exception, but […]
Advent Thought For The Day: 20
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December 20th: A Grim Getaway I am on the 06.52am train from Broadstairs to London’s St Pancras Station, en route to Lincolnshire for a […]
Advent Thought For The Day: 11
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December 11th: Evergreen My garden goes into limbo during December. It’s trapped somewhere between autumn and winter, quivering in a chilled green aspic. All […]
Biting Hard
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I have never enjoyed going to the dentist (that would be perverse), but equally I’ve never feared the experience either. Generally my twice-yearly visits […]