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Retro Blue

This Globe Thistle has taken two years to grow before it is flowering. I love the Japanese manga look of the blue Read more..

Rain Drops And Pies

When it rains there is not a lot of gardening to be done. You retreat indoors and either read books or seed Read more..

Sunflower Dial

Every year I seem to have at least one plant that flowers that I had no hand in. The American readers would call Read more..

Growing Achillea or Yarrow, All Heal, Bloodwort.

I have to admit I do not like the smell of Achillea but some of the new hybrid varieties are making me reconsider Read more..

My Furry Cucumber!

This Spring I was fortunate to obtain some cucumber seeds from Mas Du Diable in a seed swap. The origins of this Read more..

Growing Aubergines in a Cool Greenhouse

Aubergines need more warmth than can be provided by the normal English summer so I recommend a greenhouse for raising Read more..

Top Ten Tips for drought in the garden

August is a time for frazzled lawns, thistledown parachutes and gaps in the flower-beds.  In the East of England, Read more..

Buying Primroses and Rosebud Primrose Plants

The mail order catalogues and newspapers are carrying lots of adverts for plug plants. Pansies, Violas and Primroses Read more..

Growing and Fertilising Sweetcorn

Sweetcorn is one of my favourite vegetables. Even when it comes out of a tin it is OK but fresh Sweetcorn boiled then Read more..

Chillies for Greenhouse Garden and Home

Chillies are a hot plant to grow and a little goes a long way so they are an economic crop for the space. Growing From Read more..