A Winters Tale No, I’m not talking about the #Squirrels, but I do have a heartwarming story before we start. We are expecting our third child in July “O well”, my garden will never be the same again sob!. We are so excited, so I have been busy for the last few months but I …
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Winter, #WildLife & insects
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The Wonder thats #Wisley
WHERE do you start with RHS Garden Wisley, the heritage, the flagship garden or the heart of education & science. Most of you just love visiting a garden, enjoy the natural energy, indulge in some fine floral shopping & promise to return to see a different season of interest. I’m thrilled to hear that green …
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That RHS #Chelsea Chap
It goes without saying, I fit #RHSChelsea better than a new pair of GoldLeafGloves! If you are a keen gardener you will get the reference but seriously without #Chelsea in my life it would be rather boring I can tell you. It’s fixed in my horticultural diary as it is essential to my gardening year, my …
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#Fruit madness in Norway
The Joy of Fruit What gets your horticultural juices flowing? A hedge trim?, an autumn bed clean up ? what is it!!. I have a thing, or can I say it is more of a guilty pleasure and its fruit. Its the look, smell & taste that gets me in a good mood. The smell of a …
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#Compost for health, happiness & horticulture
The hottest place in Ålesund in #Winter is my compost heap!! My name is the English Gardener & I’m a composter, “there I said it”. I’m ready to get you all outside & yes even in winter to give it a go. Especially in winter, it is possible!! the added bonus of seeing the steam …
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Grease band your #winter fruit
The wrath of the winter moth! So its that time again, wow how that year has flown. It is October and time to get those grease bands out the shed and get protecting your fruit trees from the Winter moth (Operophtera brumata). The weather here in Norway is already 1c, the seasons change rather quickly …
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Leaf mould #101 Autumnal
“The time is nigh!” What is your experience with making leaf mould? is it a little confusing, a pointless excercise or are you a recycling king or queen. I seriously dig #composting but I’ve also a little love for the lonely leaf mould pile and I feel it deserves a little limelight. WHY LEAF MOULD? …
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The Finest Gold #Leaves in Scandinavia
Practically perfect in every way and Mary Poppins was quite right, if you haven’t had the pleasure of your gardening hands being pampered by the finest gloves in horticulture, then I recommend popping down to a gardening show soon to see Gold Leaf Gloves. It is hard not to be impressed by the quality & …
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Stihl or not to #Stihl tool Review
My love of #Stihl products is hard to hide, as you already know from my social media posts I’m a little obsessed but only because they have enhanced my business & they are doing exactly what they say on the box. The noise reduction from battery tools is astonishing!!! So, what I was thinking is …
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The English Gardener – RHS Membership
Welcome new followers to my Garden blog first of all, are you interested in knowing more about what it is like to be an (RHS) member & the benefits that it holds? I am a member with an annual automatic renewal set up with my bank via direct debit, this means that I don’t need …
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