Victoria's backyard

A subtropical suburban oasis in Wandsworth, south-west London designed to defy the depredations of global warming, garden pests and kids without recourse to carbon emissions, chemicals or cranial damage.

Monday, June 14, 2010

Shows to go (or not to go)

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It's that time of year when there seems to be a gardening show every weekend. Next weekend is Gardeners' World Live at the National ...
Thursday, June 10, 2010

Fat, funny little birds

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I feed the birds all year round in my garden. When we first moved in, seven years ago, there didn't seem to be any birds in the garden a...
Sunday, June 6, 2010

I'm in love with my libertia

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It's always a surprise to me that libertia is so little known to gardeners. It's one of the least temperamental plants I know: it...
Monday, May 31, 2010

Great Dixter

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This is the real secret of life - to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, real...
Thursday, May 27, 2010

Show time, part 3. A quick whiz round Wizzers

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As I said in my last post, VP and Patientgardener were staying with me ahead of their visit to the Chelsea Flower Show, and when we finall...

Show time, part 2. Rob's party

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So, I'd been to press day at the Chelsea Flower Show (see previous post), I'd scuttled home to write my piece for The Independent a...
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