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Just from time to time, I put down the hand fork, brush the mud off my jeans, look up and …
Category Archives: garden history
2020 Seed Giveaway!
Time to wake up the blog again! I know: it’s been a long time. What can I say: writing and …
How to make a compost bin #2
(You can find part 1 here) So – now you’ve got the upright bits: what’s next? Well, time to bolt …
A new acquaintance
The thing I love most about gardening is that no matter how long you’ve been doing it, even if you’ve …
Cosmos at Wisley
The trials fields, at the back of Battleston Hill at RHS Wisley in Surrey, are easy to miss. You have to …
Learning from the master
This week I made something of a pilgrimage, to the garden of John Brookes OBE at Denmans in Sussex. I …
August flowers
August is a funny old month. All the splendour of June and July has overreached itself a bit and, in …
Guernsey, Garden Isle #5: Of Guernsey lilies
I was in Guernsey at the invitation of the local branch of Plant Heritage – one of those relatively low-profile …
Guernsey, Garden Isle #4: Of Victoriana
You knew it wouldn’t be long before I got back to the food. My visit to Guernsey wouldn’t be complete …
La vie en magnolia
Just back from a little sojourn in France, where I was helping my mum look for a little pied á terre …
Sally Nex 