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Resilient plants desperate to grow – Six on Saturday June 1st

What can we learn from the resilience of plants and their ability to flourish against the odds? Walking from Sloane Square to Chelsea Physic Garden…

“Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance……

everybody thinks it's true" - Paul Simon 2007 We gardeners think about and work towards the future - we are assuming a future. We are…

Ideas from an Adam Frost Garden School Masterclass

After attending Adam Frost's September Masterclass,  I wrote in a previous post about his ideas for thinking about designing and using your garden space. Adam’s…

Apple tree transparent pruning – great results

Last November I described how expert pruner Posy Gentles tackled our tangled old apple tree to improve its look and health.  Here it is before…

London Cottage Garden boundaries – changing brown to green

I've taken this picture standing at the back door.  This is the whole garden and it measures 11 metres long by 6 metres wide.  We…