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In the English Country Garden

It has been said that if something is good enough to inspire a song then it will live on forever,…

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Autumn is well and truly here

The Cold Wind’s are Starting to Blow Despite being past the official date of the start of autumn, if it…

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Weird Christmas

Well, it’s over for another year.  The geese have laid, the ladies danced and the five gold rings have…done whatever…

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Drummond Castle Gardens

Accent Garden Designs – Profile of a garden: Drummond Castle Gardens Where would you expect to see one of the…

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Trelissick and the family tree

Accent Garden Designs – Profile of a garden: Trelissick Ok I admit this one may well have the rose tinted…

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RHS Rose of the Year 2016

A centre of attraction at the RHS Hampton Court Flower Show is always the rose pavilion.  Every year the RHS…

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Scent of the Spring Garden

The vernal equinox.  Herald of spring, bringer of long balmy days, ancient druidic corner stone of the cycle of nature…

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A Rose by any other name…

Ah, the Christmas Rose!  Pity it has nothing to do with roses!  When it comes to plant names I’ve always…

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The Use of Gardens in the Care of Dementia Sufferers

My late mother in law, Rose was a great gardener.  She packed her small garden with both flowers and vegetables which…

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