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Posted on 30/04/2012
Shade loving plants – spring time opportunists
The saying goes “Nature abhors a vacuum”. Before the trees are in leaf some plants have developed the ability to take advantage of the short period between the end of winter and the...
Posted on 29/04/2012
May is the month of lush green meadows full of gambolling lambs, verdant hedgerows heavy with the sweet smell of Hawthorn blossom, the fragile beauty of Queen Anne’s Lace and the sight of migrant swallows swooping across the garden gorging on...
Posted on 28/04/2012
And they’re off! The garden in March
I love that moment when you step outside the door one morning in March, sniff the air, and just know that spring is on its way. The birds are singing, there is warmth in the air, the lawn is...
Posted on 27/04/2012
My Favourite local nurseries
There are a number of garden centres in the Cheltenham area that are popular, well stocked, and manned by helpful staff. However I love to use the privately owned local nurseries which grow their own stock, and have...
Posted on 26/04/2012
Winter Wandering on the Web
January is the time for new beginnings, and there is no better time to curl up by the fire with a few plant and seed catalogues to while away the long evenings planning changes in your garden. There are so many good...