Who wouldn't want to see more butterflies in their garden? (I'll ignore the gentleman at the back, raising his hand). (Just some of the moth and butterfly species in 'my' gardens) Well, they're really quite easy to attract. For example, you could plant cabbages: you'll get flurries of cabbage whites. Not what you had in … Continue reading Butterfly Conservation Half Price Membership Offer
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Painting Paradise: The Art Of The Garden
I wasn't expecting an invitation to tea with the Queen. Which was just as well - I didn't get one. But I did receive an invite to a Bloggers' Breakfast followed by a preview of 'Painting Paradise' - the new exhibition at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace. Pulling on smart clothes (of a sort) and … Continue reading Painting Paradise: The Art Of The Garden
Win Ian Hodgson’s ‘Great Garden Design’
Here's a March book giveaway. And it's a good one. Great Garden Design by Ian Hodgson is published this month by Frances Lincoln. I'll let them tell you about it: "Great Garden Design showcases more than 300 of the best garden designs of the last 10 years from 50 top designers and members of the … Continue reading Win Ian Hodgson’s ‘Great Garden Design’
March Of Snowdrops
A few years ago, a friend gave me a barely liftable, large trug of snowdrops. I was very, very grateful and happily began adding them to the Priory's meagre showing. Eventually running out of time, I temporarily stuffed the last few into a small bed beneath a standard Viburnum tinus 'Eve Price'. And there they … Continue reading March Of Snowdrops
Win A Copy Of ‘Making A Wildflower Meadow’
I try to keep only a sensible number of gardening books - really I do. I've even given some away to charity ... once or twice. But occasionally I'm offered a book to review and my resolve shrivels. 'Making a Wildflower Meadow: The Definitive Guide To Grassland Gardening' by Pam Lewis was one of those … Continue reading Win A Copy Of ‘Making A Wildflower Meadow’
Wordless Wednesday: Vole & Dunnock
They might have stood a little closer together.
A Spot Of Rain
January tends to be wet in Sussex but this year it was seriously, I'm-not-kidding-you wet. Lying at the bottom of a valley, the garden is a convenient sump for all the run-off from the surrounding woods and fields. During and after heavy rain, water streams through the grounds and into the ponds; it races through … Continue reading A Spot Of Rain
The Anxious Gardener 