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  • Buried Treasure

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    Keeping with the recent theme of gems, I recently caved and did a bulb order. A very large one. The largest one yet, in fact – and that’s remembering the …

  • All Star Line-up

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    I must admit that the picture is rather underwhelming, three pots of dormant sticks and they’re the supposed gems of the garden? With most things garden-related however, it’s not the …

  • Spice it up with a Ginger

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    One of the best things about growing in the UK and particularly in the south is pushing the boundaries on just what you can get away with growing. As I look …

  • Tip of the Iceberg

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    This is not about lettuce. As I have been banned from buying any more clematis, terracotta pots or climbing roses by my other half, I thought the relationship would survive …

  • Talk on Corners – Part 3

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    Part 1 of this mini-series introduced the corner border as an expansion project, in which there was a flurry of activity in marking it out, cutting the edge and then a …

  • No Time Like the Crescent

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    The Crescent is a narrow strip of border with one end attached to Magnolia Hill. Its shape was dictated from having a large semi-circular border marked on one side of the …

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