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Drawing a Blank
Feb 22, 2025
Drawing a Blank
Feb 22, 2025

The pressure of pinning down planting

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Feb 22, 2025
Planting my escape
May 10, 2024
Planting my escape
May 10, 2024

A horticultural staycation 

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May 10, 2024
Violets
Apr 10, 2024
Violets
Apr 10, 2024

Divine and deviant, tiny but tough

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Apr 10, 2024
Full of the joys of spring
Mar 9, 2024
Full of the joys of spring
Mar 9, 2024

April - the race is on

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Mar 9, 2024
Primulas
Feb 27, 2024
Primulas
Feb 27, 2024

Human tinkering with what was already perfect

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Feb 27, 2024
Betrothal
Dec 15, 2023
Betrothal
Dec 15, 2023

I will be tying the knot with a new garden…

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Dec 15, 2023
Pickling walnuts
Sep 25, 2023
Pickling walnuts
Sep 25, 2023

Nutty cuisine for the brave

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Sep 25, 2023
Gardening with a child.  Gardening as a child.
May 23, 2023
Gardening with a child. Gardening as a child.
May 23, 2023

Trying to let go of saying ‘NO!!’

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May 23, 2023
Edible flowers of Spring
Apr 20, 2023
Edible flowers of Spring
Apr 20, 2023
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Apr 20, 2023
Chaenomeles
Jan 20, 2023
Chaenomeles
Jan 20, 2023

Japonica Jelly

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Jan 20, 2023
Something for Nothing
Oct 6, 2022
Something for Nothing
Oct 6, 2022

October is the month for reshuffling the garden

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Oct 6, 2022
Blight
Aug 15, 2022
Blight
Aug 15, 2022

A potted history of blight and some attempts at surviving it

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Aug 15, 2022
Inspiration from Italy
Dec 2, 2021
Inspiration from Italy
Dec 2, 2021

Cooking and growing Italian winter greens

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Dec 2, 2021
Plugging the Gaps
Nov 7, 2021
Plugging the Gaps
Nov 7, 2021

In Praise of Plug Plants

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Nov 7, 2021
Nepeta
Jul 22, 2021
Nepeta
Jul 22, 2021

A tale of drugs and violence

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Jul 22, 2021
Parenting and Potting on
May 9, 2021
Parenting and Potting on
May 9, 2021

The trials of raising healthy, independent young plants

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May 9, 2021
Book Review - Love from Kew
Apr 27, 2021
Book Review - Love from Kew
Apr 27, 2021
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Apr 27, 2021
Growing veg with kids
Apr 20, 2021
Growing veg with kids
Apr 20, 2021
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Apr 20, 2021
Little Gardeners - projects for spring
Mar 16, 2021
Little Gardeners - projects for spring
Mar 16, 2021

Garden fun for February and March

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Mar 16, 2021
Counting Down to Freedom
Jan 20, 2021
Counting Down to Freedom
Jan 20, 2021

Markers on the path to spring

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Jan 20, 2021
Frozen Veg
Jan 14, 2021
Frozen Veg
Jan 14, 2021

Coping mechanisms for cold weather

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Jan 14, 2021
Drowning in leaves
Nov 28, 2020
Drowning in leaves
Nov 28, 2020

Struggling to process more leaves than I can shake a branch at

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Nov 28, 2020
Finding Time to Garden
Sep 29, 2020
Finding Time to Garden
Sep 29, 2020

A past-time with no cheating and no shortcuts

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Sep 29, 2020
A thorn in my side
Sep 17, 2020
A thorn in my side
Sep 17, 2020

Courting danger. Taming the wild

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Sep 17, 2020
Squeezing Veg into a Small Garden
Aug 12, 2020
Squeezing Veg into a Small Garden
Aug 12, 2020

Getting the most out of limited space

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Aug 12, 2020
A Less than Perfect Plot - Growing Veg in Shade
Jul 30, 2020
A Less than Perfect Plot - Growing Veg in Shade
Jul 30, 2020

Making the most of a shady spot

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Jul 30, 2020
Digging into toxoplasmosis
Jul 17, 2020
Digging into toxoplasmosis
Jul 17, 2020

Advice for any pregnant gardeners

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Jul 17, 2020
50 Shades Lighter
Jul 11, 2020
50 Shades Lighter
Jul 11, 2020

Slug control for the pacifist

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Jul 11, 2020
50 Shades of Grey
Jul 3, 2020
50 Shades of Grey
Jul 3, 2020

Sadism in the garden

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Jul 3, 2020
Composting for beginners
Jun 21, 2020
Composting for beginners
Jun 21, 2020

5 reasons to give it a go

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Jun 21, 2020

 

 

@katy_in_the_garden

And they’re out! My Narcissi bulbocodium ‘PeticoatsWhite’ are finally in bloom.  I’m such a huge fan of miniature narcissi and did a whole video raving about them in the autumn. I try and grow a new variety each year and am al
Camellias - love them or loathe them? I inherited this deep pink double and although it’s not what I would have chosen, it’s exotic flowers do cheer me up on a day like today... So I’ve come round to them and in a next garden I&rsqu
Did I mention that I love primulas?  Anyone else?  This is Zebra Blue and has the most amazing blue and white markings like delft pottery.  Somehow pretty weird and refined at the same time 🤷🏻‍♀️. Either way they’re making me very happy r
Potato time!  Potatoes are very much a family activity here and Arthur is part of their planting and a HUGE part of digging them up.  We don’t dig a trench but pop each one into a hole and then earth up as they grow.  It’s easy, it works