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Garden visit: Stillingfleet Lodge Gardens
It was Easter holidays, my friend Manishta was visiting from Oxford, and it was sunny: a perfect combination for garden visiting. My choice was Stillingfleet Lodge Gardens, which lies just south of York. I follow Stillingfleet on Twitter @SLGardens and …
My entries for “Great British Spud Off 2014”
I love potatoes. Just love them. Growing them, cooking them, eating them. I need a regular potato fix. I don’t know if it’s some distant Irish genetics in my blood or just that crispy baked potatoes are one of the …
Reflections: Gardening Myths and Misconceptions
Gardening Myths and Misconceptions, by Charles Dowding The following is not so much a book review as some reflections from reading this book. I recommend you visit Helen over at Patient Gardener, who has written a very insightful review of this book. …
End of month view: March 2014
March has been a month full of quiet growth in the garden. Not much in the way of drama, just a gentle unfolding of new buds, leaves and early Spring flowers. Overview of the garden, including new mini-greenhouse Flowering and …
Budding promise
Spring is full of promises of things to come. In the garden now, lots of plants are budding; here are a few of them. I love the marbling on the leaves of Erythronium Pagoda, and the flower itself will soon …
Attractive and functional plant supports
On my recent visit to RHS Harlow Carr, as well as some beautiful alpines and winter flower plantings, they also had a wonderful selection of plant supports in their kitchen garden. Here is a few that I loved for being …