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calendula officinalis, pot marigold 'Nova'

"March ... when the sun shines hot and the wind...

It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade. ~Charles...

"March ... when the sun shines hot and the wind...

It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade. ~Charles...

Eryngium giganteum 'Miss Willmott's Ghost' silvery bracts around a purple cone, thistle like.

Mary, Mary, quite contrary. Who does your garde...

Do you ever ponder on the names of plants and seeds? If you watch or listen to gardening programmes then many names may spring to mind. Most popular are roses named...

Mary, Mary, quite contrary. Who does your garde...

Do you ever ponder on the names of plants and seeds? If you watch or listen to gardening programmes then many names may spring to mind. Most popular are roses named...

bunch of cosmic purple carrots

Taking a leap of imagination

Not all beans are green! We all have our familiar favourites, those varieties we like the taste, colour or scent of. Nurserymen are always trying to tempt us with 'new' , 'improved',...

Taking a leap of imagination

Not all beans are green! We all have our familiar favourites, those varieties we like the taste, colour or scent of. Nurserymen are always trying to tempt us with 'new' , 'improved',...

Bug hotel with logs, straw, pots and hidey holes for various insects

Wales becomes first country to map important ar...

I am incredibly lucky to live in North Wales, especially as a country, Wales is acknowledged globally as the stronghold for several of the rarest invertebrates in the UK. Home...

Wales becomes first country to map important ar...

I am incredibly lucky to live in North Wales, especially as a country, Wales is acknowledged globally as the stronghold for several of the rarest invertebrates in the UK. Home...

Getting Ready for Baskets and Containers

Getting Ready for Baskets and Containers

If you are looking to create your own baskets, containers or bedding displays then now is the time to start sowing seed indoors. Many plants suitable for these displays are...

Getting Ready for Baskets and Containers

If you are looking to create your own baskets, containers or bedding displays then now is the time to start sowing seed indoors. Many plants suitable for these displays are...

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"a February face, so full of frost, of storm an...

"....a February face, So full of frost, of storm and cloudiness?"~William Shakespeare, Much Ado about Nothing What seeds to sow in February? Eager to begin sowing, I watch the long term weather...

"a February face, so full of frost, of storm an...

"....a February face, So full of frost, of storm and cloudiness?"~William Shakespeare, Much Ado about Nothing What seeds to sow in February? Eager to begin sowing, I watch the long term weather...