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Delightful dahlias and how to grow them.

September 14, 2015 By Jill Anderson Leave a Comment

Like most other things, plants and gardens follow fashion. Once tastefully muted colours were the thing for a flower border, but it’s all changed and after decades of being grown mostly by men for competitions, the showy, brightly coloured flowers of dahlias are everywhere, which is why the The Dahlia Society annual show marquee at […]

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Friday gardening favourites.

May 15, 2015 By Jill Anderson Leave a Comment

Covent Garden Flower Market London, wedding flowers,

Wisteria growing over this oak pergola in my local park, 5 minutes walk from where I live, I’ve been admiring it almost daily. An early morning visit to Covent Garden Flower Market in London with my daughter and her fiancee, experimenting with wedding flower ideas. This little sunflower seedling, wearing its’ seed coating as a […]

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Cut flowers from the garden in January

January 13, 2015 By Jill Anderson Leave a Comment

cut flowers from the garden in January- euphorbia Humpty Dumpty

Aside from the miles of transportation, there’s something about the brightness of imported, exotic flowers for the house in January that jangles the senses. In any case, big, bright blooms are unlikely to be found in January in my part of the world, but there’s a surprising amount of coloured, shapely foliage and a few […]

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How to grow gorgeous gladioli

July 25, 2014 By Jill Anderson

how to grow gladioli. www.growingnicely.co.uk

  There was a time when gladioli were deeply unfashionable, and although they haven’t become quite as trendy as their very stylish sisters the dahlia, they’re well on their way. They are so easy to grow, plant them as corms in spring and they’ll re-appear, with only a small amount of care, every year. I […]

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The glamour girls of the garden

April 8, 2013 By Jill Anderson Leave a Comment

  With their beautiful blooms these are the glamour girls of the garden, these easy to grow herbaceous peonies die back in winter and re-appear the following year.     Not only do they look wonderful, once they’re established they produce lots of blooms making great cut flowers, and helping to reduce the need to […]

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The healing, calming power of nature in one photo. The healing, calming power of nature in one photo.
These wonderful autumn colours won’t be around for much longer. But that’s ok, because now is what matters, & their fleeting beauty makes them even more precious.
It’s easy to see how being among trees & nature is so beneficial for our health & wellbeing. 
Have a great Sunday.
Savouring all the autumn colour, & doesn’t it lo Savouring all the autumn colour, & doesn’t it look spectacular with this bold front door.
Today has been hard work, after a lovely time last week in Norfolk. The north coast there is spectacular. Realising these last few months, that there are so many beautiful places here. 
Have a nice evening.
Charming glasshouse at Houghton Hall, Norfolk. Vis Charming glasshouse at Houghton Hall, Norfolk. Visiting to see the Anish Kapoor sculptures, which are amazing, but unprepared for the beauty of the grounds & garden. 
Such a treat, worth coming to Norfolk for this alone!
Hope you’re keeping well, & managing to smile some of the time. x
P.S. more of Houghton Hall & Anish Kapoor on my stories
We stopped off on the way home to pick blackberrie We stopped off on the way home to pick blackberries, after coffee & cake, sitting in the churchyard - the cafe was full, & the churchyard is a quiet, peaceful spot..... as you’d expect.
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One little advantage of lockdown is walking so much more, rather than using the car. Though it shouldn’t have taken something as momentous as this, for me to change bad habits 🙁
Hope you’re weekend is going well.
My hazel arch, a bit lopsided 🙄 using wood from My hazel arch, a bit lopsided 🙄 using wood from a random clump of hazel on the garden. Now looking much better covered in winter squash plants, so you can’t see just how ramshackle it is. I like to think it has a certain home-spun charm .

Great for small space gardening, imagine how much room you need to grow these without vertical supports.

I’ve got 2 Uchiki kuri, lovely nutty flavour.
1 Turks turban, for its flamboyant shape & colours, though it also tastes good.
One unknown, grown by my grandsons in their homeschooled science lesson.
Close-ups of the squash over on my stories.
Stay cool my friends x
I wanted to show you this lovely lily ( Lilium reg I wanted to show you this lovely lily ( Lilium regale) which is flowering right outside our bedroom window. 
It gets sun for about 4 hours only, you can order the bulbs now for planting in September. It’ll reappear every year & waft delicious scent around your garden, or through your windows.
Have a very happy Monday x
It’s British Flower Week, there’s a lot to be It’s British Flower Week, there’s a lot to be said for fabulous seasonal flowers that haven’t travelled thousands of miles ...... & are wonderful for biodiversity
A bit of rain, nice long days (it’s almost mid-s A bit of rain, nice long days (it’s almost mid-summer!) & it’s, mostly, all growing nicely.

Spinach, courgettes & garlic in shot here. 
Enjoy the rest of your Sunday x
Hope is a decision I’ve thought long & hard abou Hope is a decision
I’ve thought long & hard about how to view the tumult in the world we’re living in now. 
The only thing that works for me, is to choose hope.

It’s a tall order, but avoiding mainstream news & speculation helps avoid the anxiety, that’s often waiting in the wings.

One day soon there’ll be grandchildren clambering over this again.
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