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Bumblebees on Blooms

Regular readers know I do love a good citizen science project and I'm happy to announce the lat…

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 …

A mystery solved

Last year the crocuses I'd planted in the patio planter in direct view from the kitchen disappe…

Garden Bloggers' Blooms Day: The Fibonacci effect

I bought this Camassia leichtlinii 'Sacajawea' five years ago at the Malvern Spring Show.…

Let's hear it for the self-sowns

Over the past couple of years it's interesting to see what has chosen to appear in the gravel p…

Garden Bloggers' Blooms Day: Flowers for the New Year

It's time for the annual flower census, where I pay particular attention to what's in bloom…

Garden Bloggers' Blooms Day: Helianthus 'Lemon Queen'

Helianthus 'Lemon Queen' is a late summer stalwart on my patio. I have a longish narrow b…

Planting bulbs for #MillionPlantingMoments

"It's National Bulb Planting Week," announced cheerful BBC weather forecaster Sarah L…

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…

Loving my lawn

It's currently a real pleasure to walk on my lawn, not just because of the delicious feel of th…

June Drop

After a warm, dry spring and almost a hundred percent pollination I guess it was almost inevitable …

Fun in the Garden

Like many of us under lockdown the past couple of weeks, I've had a bit of a spring clean, b…

The Allotment at Home: Some Progress

I've made a guest appearance this week on the Thompson & Morgan (T&M) blog with som…

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