Joey's Blog

11 Oct, 2007

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RHS Great Autumn Show

The RHS Great Autumn Show held at Horticultural Halls, Westminster was titled ‘Harvest Market’ as it followed their ‘Grow Your Own’ campaign...

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9 Oct, 2007

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Seed Collecting - practical

Well, the experiment has begun, I headed out (thankfully before the rain!) and went seed collecting! I gathered heads from crocosmia, evening...

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3 Oct, 2007

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Collecting Seeds

So the Grows on You seed exchange is up and running and there are some fantastic things available already. I have been scouring all my sources...

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28 Sep, 2007

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Stop Press

A research project carried out by Gardening Which? has stated that many of our trusty seed companies are sending out substandard seeds.
I dont...

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21 Sep, 2007

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Your Desert Island Disks .... of garden tools!

I wasnt sure whether to put this as a question or in a blog but here goes... I have put my house on the market and this means saying goodbye...

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17 Sep, 2007

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Wedding promise

Hello again, I am now just about recovered from the emotional and physical exhaustion of my sisters' wedding. Let me start off by saying it was...

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4 Sep, 2007

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Weddings

I am on a break from newsletters etc. this week because I am now in full preparation mode for my sisters wedding this Saturday!
The reception...

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29 Aug, 2007

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Harvesting, storing, preserving..... anything else?

With just a week and a half until my sisters wedding, I am thinking about all the rose petals I harvested earlier this year to make into confetti....

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23 Aug, 2007

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The Grapevine - Grows on You to your inbox

Hi there, as Ajay mentioned, I have been working on a newsletter made up of bits an pieces from around the site.
Some of you will have received...

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22 Aug, 2007

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Rain and wind

The weather is coming into my garden sideways today! But on the up-side the clematis montana is looking fabulous and has really shot off as has...

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13 Aug, 2007

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Off to the local shows

Yesterday I headed to one of the many local shows going on in my area in August. They have had setbacks due to the foot and mouth scare here...

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10 Aug, 2007

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sunny days

Today, the sun is shining and it is hot, hot, hot! I am working inside so I am listening whistfully to the kids playing a few gardens down. Every...

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