The Jewel Garden: A Story of Despair and Redemption Montagu & Sarah Don I am certainly one of the may to read this book. Monty Don looks a strapping youth in the images, not that he doesn’t continue to look, well, fine now but like the rest of us he’s a been worn in a…
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ORCHIDS
I must admit to being the most terrible Orchid killer. I’ve been given several over the last few years and all have died except the last, a Cimbidium. Perhaps this was due to ‘not paying due care and attention’ to them or simply leaving it too the point of drooping leaves and dried out crackling…
Continue Reading2012 skids to a close
It’s been a roller coaster of a year 2012 though on the whole as many ups as downs. It started brilliantly well and sort of coasted in a bit from there. 6 weeks between posts is long even by our standards but December has been busy, mostly thwarted by rain and wind and then of…
Continue ReadingPlant Catalogue time
It’s that time of year when plant catalogue have begun dropping through the letter box, well they’ve been dropping through for a good few weeks now but I find time is now pressing to start ordering and getting things underway for autumn planting and planning some spring colour. I was waylaid by an offer at…
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