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The Garden House - a remarkable plantsman's garden in Devon
The Garden House has eight acres of naturalistic planting at the edge of DartmoorThe Garden House near Plymouth in Devon, is a delightful property that's really worth making the effort to see if you're...
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Two of the finest sub-tropical gardens in Cornwall - Trebah and Glendurgan
Stand at the top of Trebah and you will enjoy views over the gardens and estuary belowCornwall is a garden lovers paradise, even this late in the season. Home to some of the greatest plant hunters in...
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One for the Christmas Wishlist - The New English Garden
In the run up to Christmas, we’re all on the lookout for books to give to family and garden-loving friends. Tim Richardson’s latest offering – The New English Garden – with lavish photography by Andrew...
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Alphabet Gardens 2013 - Some awesome "A" properties
The holm oak walk at Arley Hall in CheshireWith so few gardens to visit in the winter months and with weather forecasters telling us this is going to be the coldest winter on record for many years, I...
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Alphabet Gardens - Best of Britain's "B" gardens
Barnsley House in Gloucestershire, former home of Rosemary Verey - well-known society plantswoman and author of several seminal gardening books, is one to put on the Wishlist for 2014. Notable for its...
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Catch those charismatic "C" gardens when you can!
Sit and savour the same views enjoyed by Sir Winston Churchill when you head to Chartwell in Kent, where you'll find an astounding landscape overlooking the Weald and some unexpected features including...
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Happy New Year
As the year draws to a close, I'd like to thank all of you who have visited my blog in the last year and hope that you all have a happy and peaceful start to 2014.
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Take the walkway to heaven this winter at Cornwall's Eden Project
The Eden Project covers an area equivalent to 35 football pitchesWhen news of Cornwall's ambitious new Eden Project began to appear in newspapers and on television screens in the late 1990s, it sparked...
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Winter celebrations - January 12
There are so few gardens to visit at this time of year and the ground here in England is so waterlogged after weeks of rain that it's virtually impossible to work in the garden or walk in those that...
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Winter celebrations - January 13
Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart.Victor HugoFor garden visit ideas click here
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Winter celebrations - January 14
People don't notice whether it's summer or winter when they're happy.Anton Checkov
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Winter celebrations - January 15
Photograph taken at Sussex PrairiesNature has undoubtedly mastered the art of winter gardening and even the most experienced gardener can learn from the unrestrained beauty around them.Vincent Simeone
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Winter celebrations - January 16
Winter is the time for comfort - it is the time for home.Edith Sitwell
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Winter celebrations - January 17
In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary.Aaron Rose
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Winter celebrations - January 19
The colour of springtime is in the flowers, the colour of winter is in the imagination.Ward Elliot Hour
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Kew Gardens' 2014 Orchid Festival brings a ray of sunshine to flooded Britain
Undaunted by the appalling weather conditions around the UK, the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew has surpassed itself yet again with its annual Orchid Festival in the Princess Diana Conservatory, which...
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Thoughtful Thursday - Images from Rajasthan
Just home from Rajasthan in India, where I was lucky enough to see the opium poppies in full flower, many wonderful birds and glorious faces. And now it's time to catch up with our English gardens -...
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Wander "lonely as a cloud" and enjoy spectacular daffodil displays at The...
A "host of dancing daffodils" at The Valley Gardens, SurreyIf you really want to experience the long-awaited joys of spring and feast your eyes on an ocean of daffodils, head for The Valley Gardens in...
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