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    Borde Hill Garden
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    By Alan Down
    In Gardens Visited, Ornamental trees, Shrubs, Travel, Trees and Shrubs, Visit Britain
    Posted May 10, 2022

    Borde Hill Garden

    Borde Hill Garden had been on my wish list for a very long time. It wasn’t until late April of this year that I finally got to visit! The gardens are located in West Sussex in the south [...]

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    Ornamental Edibles
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    By Alan Down
    In Vegetables
    Posted April 18, 2022

    Ornamental Edibles

    Ornamental edibles can hold their own with flowers! In fact some ornamental edibles are not only good enough to eat but can upstage many of the flowering plants we grow! There are masses of [...]

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    A Thompson and Morgan Giveaway
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    By Alan Down
    In Container gardening, New Varieties, Summer colour
    Posted April 11, 2022

    A Thompson and Morgan Giveaway

    One of the UK’s biggest seed and plant suppliers has asked me to share with you the chance to win some great plants! They are Thompson and Morgan and they’re offering some really [...]

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    Summer Blooming Bulbs
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    By Alan Down
    In Bulbous plants, Bulbs, Corms, rhizomes,etc, Seasonal Gardening, Summer colour, tubers
    Posted March 17, 2022

    Summer Blooming Bulbs

    Now that bulbs are popping up everywhere in the garden I’m reminded that it’s time to get planting summer blooming bulbs! Daffodils, crocus and snowdrops will soon be followed by the richest of [...]

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    Grow Periwinkle Plants
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    By Alan Down
    In Gardening tips, Ground cover plants, Hardy perennials, Low maintenance gardening, Plant Focus, Weed control
    Posted March 3, 2022

    Grow Periwinkle Plants

    To grow periwinkle plants is not difficult! They are an easy to please plant that provides effective evergreen ground cover. This results in low maintenance gardening but also is good for nature. [...]

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    Groves Sweet Violets
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    By Alan Down
    In Hardy perennials, Plant Focus, Scented plants, Seasonal Gardening
    Posted February 28, 2022

    Groves Sweet Violets

    Sweet violets used to be a very popular cut flower. In Victorian times ladies would pin sweet violets to their clothes and hair. The cut flower industry is no more but sweet violets still deserve [...]

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    Shepton Mallet Snowdrop Festival
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    By Alan Down
    In Bulbous plants, Bulbs, Shows and Festivals
    Posted February 24, 2022

    Shepton Mallet Snowdrop Festival

    Shepton Mallet Snowdrop Festival is an annual event. It’s held every February. Snowdrops are at their best in February! This was our first visit to the Festival. We thoroughly enjoyed it. [...]

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    West Country Lupins
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    By Alan Down
    In Hardy perennials, New Varieties, Plant breeding, Plant Focus
    Posted February 20, 2022

    West Country Lupins

    West Country Lupins have been developed high up on Exmoor. It’s not the place that I would choose to build a nursery but Woolsery is where that classic of the cottage garden the lupin has [...]

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    Weed control made easy
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    By Alan Down
    In Gardening, Weed control
    Posted February 19, 2022

    Weed control made easy

    Weed control made easy may sound too good to be true! But in this blog I want to take a look at main options available to the gardener when faced with the inevitable flush of weeds that grow each [...]

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    Great British Wildlife and Environment map reviewed
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    By Alan Down
    In Books and Magazines, Nature, Product Review, Wildlife
    Posted February 15, 2022

    Great British Wildlife and Environment map reviewed

    A Great British Wildlife and Environment Map dropped into my letter box recently and the creator, Marvellous Maps, have asked me to review it. It was kind of them to ask me to do this and send me [...]

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    About Alan

    Flora and fauna have always fascinated me but it was a lifelong career in horticulture that filled most days.

    Having grown up on a farm where boyhood days were filled with discoveries of the natural world I soon found that my passion for plants – wildflowers at that time – would direct my career…

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    Alan E Down · 2 hours ago
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    Back from #chelseaflowershow2022 and into the #garden !
    1st picking of broad bean Luz de Otono and there loads. @KingsSeeds_UK https://t.co/TNCG6V0eVL
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    Slugs and snails hate garlic! Here’s a simple recipe to make your own fortnightly #organic #peaticidefree spray. Credit Hogarth Hostas #chelseaflowershow2022
    @The_RHS @GdnMediaGuild @jackwallington https://t.co/SQzUcsvpUL
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    Alan E Down · 8 hours ago
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    Well done Neil and Niamh!
    Great result for your very first #ChelseaFlowerShow ! https://t.co/oh7MJglfqY
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    The Judges awarded us with Silver Gilt Medal at Chelsea Flower show @The_RHS https://t.co/286lqFQhvr https://t.co/9Syr2hXr0X
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