Planting Heaven
When I noticed that a garden I was about to visit was described as ‘a place of heaven’ there were a million thoughts whizzing around my...
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Ellen Mary
Jul 25, 2017
Grass roots gardening
As the RHS shows come to an end with celebrities seen at Chelsea, beautiful scenes at Hampton Court and we are just about saturated with...
Ellen Mary
May 31, 2017
What a gardener likes
As a gardener, there is always a new gadget or tool on the market. Maybe even new gardening clothes and accessories. It’s hard to resist...
Ellen Mary
May 29, 2017
The thing with show gardens
In the midst of the controversial RHS Chelsea best in show garden winner, I popped along to Notcutts in Norwich yesterday to take a look...
Ellen Mary
May 15, 2017
Azalea water gardens at Stody Lodge
I've blogged about Stody Lodge Gardens before when I visited for Mustard TV last year. It was stunning, even though when I visited the...
Ellen Mary
May 2, 2017
Grapes Hill Community Garden
Sometimes on my travels I stumble across a hidden gem. It could be an undiscovered plantsmans garden or a remarkable allotment full of...
Ellen Mary
Apr 9, 2017
National gardening week on Mustard TV
My favourite week of the year - whilst gardening is in my life every week of the year - 10th to 16th April is a week of encouraging new...
Ellen Mary
Apr 7, 2017
Nature in the city
Sometimes I feel like the luckiest girl in the world! Recently I travelled over to Dubai and then on to Sydney where I mainly toured...
Ellen Mary
Feb 27, 2017
A galanthrophiles heaven
Another beautiful garden visit for me last week just as the Snowdrops, Crocus, Aconites and Hellebores are in bloom. Chestnut Farm in...
Ellen Mary
Jan 29, 2017
Working with the Anglia in Bloom team
When you go about your everyday life and drive the kids to school or get on your bike to work…do you notice what’s going on around you?...
Ellen Mary
Jan 29, 2017
My journey into social & therapeutic horticulture with THRIVE
I’ve always known that gardening is good for humans. It’s been my place of quiet therapy for as long as I can remember. In times of...
Ellen Mary
Dec 6, 2016
Christmas gardening on Mustard TV
December has arrived and I am still totally unprepared for Christmas but one way to get into the swing of festivities is to catch Mustard...
Ellen Mary
Nov 20, 2016
Beat youth homelessness with The Benjamin Foundation
I’ve been a Benjamin Foundation supporter for a few years now as their work with young people across Norfolk and Suffolk is both...
Ellen Mary
Jul 24, 2016
Blooming Norwich
However many cities I go to, which are mostly all interesting in their own way, Norwich is the best by far for me. The relaxed, cool,...
Ellen Mary
Jul 6, 2016
Seaside memories at Merrivale Model Village
I have often mentioned my Uncle Albert, one of the finest men I have ever known, in my garden musings. UA as I called him, was my...
Ellen Mary
Jul 2, 2016
Horticulture & the succession plan
Recently I have attended a few local gardening clubs and was privileged to become Patron of Filby District Gardening Club where I...
Ellen Mary
Jul 2, 2016
Robin the Rhino Greenhouse
Oh to have a greenhouse! Every year our windowsills are full of seed trays, much to both mine and my husbands annoyance - but needs must....
Ellen Mary
Jun 28, 2016
Fairhaven woodland & water garden
Tucked away in Norfolk by the broads, sits Fairhaven Woodland and Water Gardens. Not only mentioned in the doomsday books but also played...
Ellen Mary
Jun 8, 2016
The gardens of the Dordogne
I ventured away from lovely Norfolk for a week to the Dordogne in France for some time out to relax and rest my green fingers. My husband...
Ellen Mary
Jun 2, 2016
Blooming Bressingham Gardens
Mid June, umbrella packed and rain jacket on as I found my way to Bressingham Gardens near Diss in Norfolk to meet with the owner Adrian...
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