Thoughts from a Foreign Field
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Thoughts from a Foreign FieldVegetable vs Flower Gardening – Why not both?
I have been thinking about the pros and cons of vegetable gardening versus flower gardening.Some people are of the opinion that flowers are a waste of good productive space. That…
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Thoughts from a Foreign FieldRhododendrons and Fashion
Last week was the 103rd Chelsea Flower Show - it was, of course, sublime in particular an amazing garden designed by Dan Pearson and based on the rockery at Chatsworth House in…
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Thoughts from a Foreign FieldThings are Looking Rosey
There was a period in my life as a garden designer of which I am deeply ashamed. For a couple of years I refused to plant roses in any gardens that…
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Thoughts from a Foreign FieldPest Control—Elizabethan Style
In the days before chemicals, the gardener had to come up with more creative solutions.
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Thoughts from a Foreign FieldThe Noble Tulip
It is time to order bulbs for next spring. In fact it has been that time for a while and I have rather failed to get round to it until…
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Thoughts from a Foreign FieldGames in the garden
As is the case the world over gardens mean different things to different people. Some people see gardens as a place to grow any number of different flowers, others to…
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Thoughts from a Foreign FieldAllium: An Onion by Any Other Name
At this time of year my garden is bouncing with Alliums however, it should never be forgotten that no matter how captivating, how elegant, how perfectly globular the flowers may…
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Thoughts from a Foreign FieldPopping Out All Over
There is something rather wonderful about an oriental poppy
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Thoughts from a Foreign FieldAll About Aquilegias
The Aquilegia - delicate, prolific and indispensable.
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