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Letter to the Garden - July 2024

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Spong - is that you?

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Plant Review: Mangave Mad about Mangave Praying Hands

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A rose called ginger

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Sweetpeas at Easton Walled Gardens

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Tree Following July 2024 - Oh

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End of Month Review June 2024

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Garden Media Guild Blog of the Year 2019

Alison Levey: I have been writing about my garden on ‘The BlackberryGarden’ blog since 2011. I am an amateur and somewhat obsessed gardener and I am based in Leicester. I write about my own garden and what inspires me to garden: gardens I have visited, plant fairs and garden shows. I also review garden related books and products. The Blackberry Garden is not a ‘how to’ blog, the aim is to talk more about the enjoyment of gardening and it is read by people who garden and people who do not, all readers and followers are very welcome.

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Product Review: Honda izy-ON HRG 466 XB cordless lawnmover and HHT Cordless Brushcutter

Regular readers may recall that last year I went to the launch of the Honda Cordless Garde n range. It was a great day and I got to try various different Honda mowers, and hedgetrimmers and strimmers. I was therefore delighted when I received an email asking me if I would like to have the loan of some equipment to trial and review. I quickly said yes. I have to be transparent and say that I have not paid for these items. I have not be paid to write this review and my words and opinions are, as ever, my own. The first item I chose to review was the HHT Cordless Brushcutter. This is a fabulous piece of kit. The same battery fits the brushcutter and the mower which is always a good thing as it means that you do not need to buy lots of different batteries. The battery and charger are sold separately so you must remember to buy at least one. Honda sent me the 6HA battery with the equipment. The batteries come in three sizes: 4, 6 and 9 HA. The 6 HA battery takes around an hour to

Product Review: the Hydria all in one battery powered fountain

Yes, this fountain is battery powered and when the nice people from Hydria emailed me and asked if I would like one to review I could not say yes fast enough, I was intrigued. I have not paid for this product nor have I been paid to write this review. My words and opinions are entirely my own. Regular readers will know that I am not keen having electric wires trailing around the garden and that I am a big fan of solar lights etc. So this fountain which is battery powered was very interesting to me. The fountain arrived in a rather smart looking box. I quickly opened it up. This fountain kit is designed to sit in any pot of 30cm diameter and around 20 cm deep. The pot you use can of course be larger than this. You will just need to add more bedding materials to keep it at the level you want and to keep it stable/level. If you have not got a pot already they have a n ice offer that when you buy one you get a 20% voucher to buy a pot from a Blue Diamond Garden Centre of which ther

Netflix The Big Flower Fight - some thoughts

So what is next on your list of lockdown viewing now that you have finished the Tiger King? Do you need something soothing, something to take you into another world of colour, foliage and flowers? Will it be The Big Flower Fight currently airing on Netflix? I became aware of this series through seeing someone tweet about it and then receiving a text from a friend saying they were watching it. Out of curiosity I paused what I was watching at the time and tuned in. Photo from Netflix The format of the show is one that we all know and love: think baking and replace with massive structures covered in plants and flowers. There lies the rub, we can identify with baking even if we do not do it, we (well I) can identify with a sewing contest and even the pottery version which is way outside my field of skills I found a fascinating watch. I am, therefore, an open door for this type of programme. Floral sculpture, I am going to suggest, is possibly a little bit more niche. I have seen th

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