Fourseasonsgarden's Blog archive

Field mice love crocus!

Posted on 1 Jan, 2009 7 comments

I got lots of packets of bulbs from Focus for 10p and an extra 15% off (they should have been £2.99!) I hadn't got round to planting the crocus...

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Blog 22 - putting the plants to bed

Posted on 2 Nov, 2008 16 comments

We had covered several plants with fleece when the forecast predicted -4C. We hadn't expected snow, too, and on the morning of the filming we...

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Blog 21 Phew! Just finished another 5 hours of filming

Posted on 13 Jun, 2008 10 comments

Today we had our second session of being filmed for the Christmas Special of Gardeners' World.

This was a "work in progress" session-pruning...

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Blog 20. 14 May 2008 BBC TV and Radio

Posted on 14 May, 2008 11 comments

Busy day today. Having had two open days last weekend, and another two this coming weekend, we had BBC Gardeners' World filming today for 8...

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Blog 17. Making the second stream

Posted on 2 May, 2008 2 comments

Whilst we were making the first stream we temporarily placed the bridge on another path-it really looked good there from all angles-so we decided...

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Blog 16 - Making the lower stream

Posted on 30 Apr, 2008 8 comments

The lower garden in 1994. We finished planting and making paths edged with logs and filled with bark. We put a large wooden bridge on one of...

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Blog 19: BBC Gardeners' World

Posted on 29 Apr, 2008 16 comments

Two horticulturalists came last Friday from BBC Gardeners' World. They spent an hour and a half with us and filmed with a camcorder. It was...

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Blog 18: Four Seasons garden open days 2008 - West Midlands

Posted on 27 Apr, 2008 0 comments

May 10 Saturday (Walsall Deaf People’s Centre)May 11 Sunday (NGS/Yellow Book & 20% to Walsall Heart Care)May 17 Saturday (Epilepsy Charities)May...

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Blog 15 Topiary

Posted on 24 Apr, 2008 7 comments

We enjoy creating shapes out of yew and box-it provides a good talking point when walking round the garden. Some are clearly distinguishable-others...

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Blog 14. 2007 - the wettest year on record!

Posted on 24 Apr, 2008 7 comments

Our first open day in early May-we still had 135 visitors. Because of the appalling weather, we decided to open the next weekend as well and...

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Blog 12. Making the Oriental Pagoda

Posted on 23 Apr, 2008 5 comments

2005 We wanted something really special-a statement!
It arrived in 175 sections-with no instructions, inventory or screws.
We then found out...

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Blog 13. Making the Stream

Posted on 23 Apr, 2008 3 comments

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