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Harry Roberts and his Handbooks of Practical Gardening

Browsing second-hand books a few months back I chanced up a shelf that had a stack of similar looking volumes  which all came from  a series called “Handbooks of Practical Gardening”.   They covered almost every aspect of horticulture you … Continue reading

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St Valentine’s Day : Romance in the garden…

My partner dropped a subtle hint suggesting I should do something for the blog to celebrate Valentine’s Day.  Of course it might just have been a subtle hint that I should do something for him too but it set me thinking…. What … Continue reading

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Chocolate Box Gentlemen

After a recent  post about Chocolate Box Ladies – a nickname for those women artists who painted images for postcards but that could equally well be used for jigsaws or chocolate boxes – this week I’m turning my attention to … Continue reading

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New Events in February

I don’t normally do self-promotion or additional posts but there are a couple of events to support good causes that I’m involved in this coming month which I hope  may interest some of you On Saturday Feb 21st I’m running … Continue reading

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E.A. Bowles and his garden at Myddelton House

Following on from last week’s history of the crocus this week’s going to look at the man who really popularised them in Britain.  Edward Augustus Bowles  -“Gussie”  or “Bowlesy” to his friends – was one of the 20th century’s great … Continue reading

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