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The Garden in September 2024- ‘Into the Autumn’

The Garden in September 2024- ‘Into the Autumn’

September, of course, sees the beginning of autumn but in many ways it is also a continuation of summer with its often warm and sunny days.
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The Garden in August 2024- ‘Feeling Good about Gardening’

The Garden in August 2024- ‘Feeling Good about Gardening’

August, the time of high summer and holidays, is also a time of transition between the ending of summer and the onset of autumn.
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The Garden in July 2024 - ‘Celebrating the Rose’

The Garden in July 2024 - ‘Celebrating the Rose’

Midsummer already- how on earth did we get here so quickly? July, the month of intense colours, full and exuberant beds and borders and also the delicious scents of summer.
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The Garden in June 2024 ‘Hot and Dry’

The Garden in June 2024 ‘Hot and Dry’

As June arrives and spring slips quietly away the glory of the early summer garden gathers pace. This is a month of roses and exuberant Clematis and beds and borders spilling over with the early flowering herbaceous perennials...
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Preparing for Summer

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May has to be one of the loveliest of months with the magic of the late spring flowers, the unstoppable growth of perennials and an air of plenty and fullness throughout the garden. 
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The Garden in April 2024- ‘Between the Showers’

The Garden in April 2024- ‘Between the Showers’

By April we are well and truly into spring and as such it is surely one of the most exciting months of the year. Helped by longer days and higher angles of the sun as well as the often dramatic April showers the garden suddenly begins to look vibrant and alive...
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The Garden in March - ‘Springing into Action’

The Garden in March - ‘Springing into Action’

At last magical March has arrived and my ‘new’ book informs me that ‘as the weather improves and the soil warms, nature herself is stirred into action’.
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The Garden in February 2024

The Garden in February 2024

I’m certain that you will all be pleased to read that over the Christmas period I came across another book about gardening through the year and I am sure it will help me come up with some new ideas for future blogs.
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The Garden in January 2024

The Garden in January 2024

Firstly, may I wish you all the very best for 2024 not just in your gardens but for all that you are involved in. As I look forward to the new year but see all the problems which we face in this world of ours all I feel that I really know for certain is that...
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The December Garden 2023

The December Garden 2023

I love the optimism of my RHS ‘Gardening Through the Year’ book in which it says that December can be a wonderful month in the garden. Also that although the days are short, on the whole the weather is not too bad, with wonderfully clear, frosty, sunny days when it can be a pleasure to be out!
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The November Garden 2023

The November Garden 2023

My RHS ‘Gardening Through the Year ‘ book tells me that November can be a damp, raw month which, I admit, is not a great way to begin this month’s blog. However, even in November although flowers may be scarce there are still the last days of this year’s autumn leaves, many colourful fruits, and evergreen foliage as well as decorative stems and barks to bring interest to the garden even on the dullest of days.
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The October Garden 2023 – ‘Creating Structure in the Garden’

The October Garden 2023 – ‘Creating Structure in the Garden’

As we move into October and the heart of autumn this year’s growing season is clearly coming to a close but there is still much to appreciate and, of course, to do in the garden.
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