Flower Show News

• Feb

  3

  The scent of winter
  Outside my garden-office I've got a winter-flowering honeysuckle and, right now, I wouldn't swap it for the world. Although for most of the year I ign...
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• Jan

  20

  Thinking of new shoots
  I'm feeling quite peckish this morning - I always do after going through seed catalogues to make up my order. This year I've had the pleasure of picki...
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• Jan

  13

  Cold comfort
  I haven't ached this much since I last got the rotavator out of the shed. No actually I don't think I've ever ached this much. Yesterday I had the hon...
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• Jan

  8

  How to make an apple press
  Back by popular demand (well for steviecox and chestercomposter anyway!) here's a more detailed sketch of how to make the apple press. Good luck and l...
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• Dec

  22

  The perfect gift...
  I've just plucked a frozen tub of home-pressed apple juice from the freezer to defrost for Christmas. I made it back on a blustery October day with th...
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• Dec

  15

  Gourmet dining for wildlife
  After a couple of weeks of waiting, the birds have finally found the feeders I put up the other week. Being cautious creatures, birds take what seems ...
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• Dec

  9

  Garden riddles
  A strange thing happened to me as I was getting on a train the other day. A lady I'd never met before called out to me "You should wear gloves when yo...
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