Getting to Grips – Part 1
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For the last couple of days I have been getting to grips with our two gardens. Like time and tide, nature waits for no […]
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Daily Flower Candy: Thymus pulegioides ‘Foxley’
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Thinking Time
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The last few days of February and the first of March are the most challenging for me when it comes to maintaining this blog. […]
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewintered
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RHS London Early Spring Plant Fair 2016
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The first rule of visiting a flower show is not to go on the last day, unless you’re hoping to bag a bargain. The […]
Daily Flower Candy: Iris histrioides ‘George’ AGM
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