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Hampton Court in pictures: New varieties
Agapanthus ‘Blueberry Cream’ from the Hoyland Plant Centre Crocosmia ‘Chrome Spray’ from Trecanna Nursery Eryngium ‘Neptune’s Gold’ from Hardy Plants: saw this one at Chelsea and still can’t make up my...
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All tucked up
Tuck dahlias up for their winter hibernation as soon as the stems are blackened by frost I arrived at the Chicken Garden this morning to find the big, handsome dahlias hanging their heads, their lush...
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This month in the garden…
Signs of hope are everywhere Well. Hasn’t it got busy around here lately. There I was, listening morosely to the tumbleweed (well, gales and splattering rain) and wondering if the winter would ever...
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I thought I’d say a bit about my cutting garden, as it’s this year’s project and very much at the front of my mind just now. I’ve carved out a more-or-less square plot, about 19ft x 19ft, on the far...
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Plant of the month: September
Amaranthus paniculatus ‘Marvel Bronze’ This was a bit of a discovery this year: I’ve grown the droopy Amaranthus caudatus many times, both the species and ‘Viridis’ which is an elegant shade of green,...
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