Dahlias for Days
The Dahlias have been a hit this year! I have grown Dahlias since we bought our first house over 20 years ago. I have experimented every...
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Ellen Mary
Aug 9, 2022
National Allotments Week 2022
National allotments week 2022 is all about bugs. It’s about reminding us that it’s SO important to garden with nature in mind....
Ellen Mary
Aug 5, 2022
Three Ways with Blackberries
Right now, the hedgerows are abundant with blackberries. Synonymous with the countryside and many kitchen gardens, it's almost inevitable...
Ellen Mary
Jul 27, 2022
My New Book! How to Grow a Garden
My new book 'How to Grow a Garden' has been released today! It's a dream come true to have two books released in two years (the first...
Dr Stump
Jul 25, 2022
Diagnosing Tree Diseases
Our beloved trees are the lungs of the earth so it's important to diagnose and treat diseases before they can become irreversible. Most...
Ellen Mary
Jul 14, 2022
Why you should grow Ginkgo Biloba
I don’t know many people who grow a Ginkgo in their kitchen garden but they are easy to recognise when you are out and about. The leaf...
Ellen Mary
Jul 11, 2022
RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival
One of my favourite things to do is talk about plants - had you guessed?! Even more than that, talking about how we are intrinsically...
Ellen Mary
Jun 24, 2022
Attracting Garden Pollinators by Jean Vernon - book review
If I ask you to think of bees...what springs to mind? A busy bumble bee or a honeybee probably, buzzing around your garden flowers. But...
Ellen Mary
Jun 21, 2022
How to Grow Rungia Klossii
Have you ever eaten a leaf that tastes like mushroom? Perhaps you aren’t keen on the texture of mushrooms but you like the flavour and if...
Ellen Mary
Jun 13, 2022
Weleda Save Earths Skin Campaign
Treat soil, the skin of the Earth, as you would your own skin - the message from @weledauk in association with @arizona_muse and...
Ellen Mary
May 27, 2022
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022
So the Chelsea Flower Show was back to May and it doesn't seem 5 minutes ago I was wandering the September event (instead of May 2021 it...
Ellen Mary
Apr 20, 2022
Heavenly Hawthorn
Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) The native Hawthorn can be found all around the UK, from urban areas, parkland to rural landscapes and...
Ellen Mary
Apr 20, 2022
The Foodie Bag
You know I love to take and post photographs of plants, gardens and anything nature related online. More recently I have also been taking...
MOOWY
Feb 22, 2022
How to create a roof garden
Lawns and rooftop gardens have a long history going back many centuries. Of course, they're still very popular today and can...
Ellen Mary
Feb 18, 2022
Growing & Cooking with Bay
Do you use Bay in cooking? I always used to think it was pointless! I’ve worked out it’s like quiet background music and does add a...
The Norfolk Olive Tree Company
Feb 17, 2022
Growing Olive Trees in the UK
Olive trees are a very hardy species and can cope with our long harsh winters. Customers often ask if they should move their trees...
Contributed Content
Jan 28, 2022
Creating an accessible garden
Every gardener knows the expectant joy of tending their own little patch of land. But gardening can also promote physical and mental...
Ellen Mary
Dec 17, 2021
Last Minute Christmas Gifts for Gardeners
You are either in the smug gang or panicked tribe! As we get closer and closer to Christmas, if you've got all of your presents and...
Ellen Mary
Dec 17, 2021
Fall leaves
Now that autumn has left us and winter begins, the fall leaves are on the ground all around. How much do you love the crunch of fallen...
Contributed Content
Dec 6, 2021
Flower of the Holy Night
Photo credit: Stars for Europe How an ancient Aztec bloom became the most popular plant on Earth Poinsettias have become the festive...
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