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GBBD: Pretty Resilient

This time last year I was mourning the loss of the huge box ball by our front door due to box moth …

Chelsea 2024 sneak peek #1: Clematis

One of the highlights of the recent Garden Press Event was the Guernsey Clematis stand where they s…

Big Butterfly Count 2023: The results are in

The Big Butterfly Count is one of my favourite 15 minutes of the year. Being in the garden without…

GBBD: Unexpected item in the gardening area

I have two huge pots either side of the central steps leading down off our patio which I decided a …

Phoenix Plants

Like many gardeners I've been evaluating the plant casualties in my garden resulting from last …

Garden Bloggers' Blooms Day: Experimental and Guerrilla Snowdrops

The snowdrops are finally coming to the fore this week, does anyone else think they're later th…

For Houseplant Week

I must have picked up the housplant week vibes (which ends today) because I've spent lots of ti…

Wildflower Wednesday: There's an orchid in my lawn!

My wild and woolly front lawn has just got a little woollier with the surprise addition of the abov…

Remembrance

Poppies have been a major force in my life over the past 18 months because I've been part of a …

Garden Bloggers' Muse Day: To Walk

This photo may not look that enticing but it's deceptive as it shows the start of a marvellous …

A mast year

It's been almost impossible to go out for a walk lately and not get bonked on the head by a fal…

Garden Bloggers' Blooms Day: Surprise Flowers

In some ways flowers blooming out of season aren't that surprising here at VP Gardens , but I d…

Garden Bloggers' Blooms Day: 'The Floozy'

I have a late season surprise from the garden for this month's Blooms Day . I'm calling …

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