Friday, 11 November 2011

Heirloom Vegetables, AirDrop And Colorful Winterscapes

Everyone loves lists so I'm told. I've found this list of 20 Heirloom Vegetables complete with descriptions and full color pictures. But before setting out her list Christine Vrey, the author, reveals that half the vegetables she thought were vegetables are in fact classified as fruit. So such com

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Friday, 28 October 2011

Earthworms, Ghosts And The Garden Rug

However enthusiastic a gardener you are, you will surely welcome ideas to make routine tasks easier. For instance who wants to engage in double digging when the same effect can be achieved without all that physical effort. Horticulturist Felder Rushing is firmly of this opinion and has, as he puts i

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Thursday, 23 June 2011

Roses, Gadgets And A Novel Herb Bed

After two months without any rain and unseasonal high temperatures the last three weeks have reversed the trend with heavy showers and longer periods of rain nearly every day. As a result my roses bloomed a month earlier than usual and so now have finished their first flush, but made a great show fo

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Wednesday, 1 June 2011

The Irish Sky Garden And Rooftop Growing

Last week I wrote about the preparations for the Chelsea Flower Show and included some links to pictures of some of the more unusual show gardwns. One of these was the Irish Sky Garden designed by Diarmuid Gavin which won a Gold medal and The RHS People's Choice Award. I found this video tour of the

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Monday, 23 May 2011

Chelsea Flower Show And Peonies

In my last post I mentioned the preparations for the Chelsea Flower Show and this is the week that the show opens its doors to the public. Each year sees more and more ambitious designs to the extent that there is some adverse press comment that the structures are taking over from the flowers. For e

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