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iPlantsman
- Apr 25
- 6 min
‘Peonies’ by Claire Austin - Book Review April 2021
A book review on Claire Austin’s 2021 book ‘Peonies’
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iPlantsman
- Mar 22
- 2 min
The Caley
Last week I was accepted as a Council Member and Trustee of the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society.
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iPlantsman
- Oct 22, 2020
- 1 min
Award Shortlisting
I am delighted to have been shortlisted for the Garden Media Guild’s Alan Titchmarsh New Talent Award.
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iPlantsman
- Aug 22, 2020
- 3 min
What I’ve Learned Series - Top Tip - Troublesome Plants & Maintenance
Maintenance is an obsession for many, but usually in avoiding it. Pick your battles and plan your work, saving it for plants you love.
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iPlantsman
- Aug 9, 2020
- 2 min
Thought for today - Blog Post 09/08/2020 Late Season Interest
The value of Seedheads, fruit, winter stems & the beauty of decaying plant material should never be underestimated or ignored when designing
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iPlantsman
- Jul 29, 2020
- 2 min
What I’ve Learned Series - Top Tip - Ceanothus
One important thing that I have learned about Ceanothus and a plan to overcome this problem.
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iPlantsman
- Jul 21, 2020
- 1 min
RHS Tatton Flower Show 2020 - #tattonathome
A short video to celebrate RHS Tatton Park in #tattonathome. we can’t be there in person this year, but we can remember former glories.
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iPlantsman
- Jul 20, 2020
- 1 min
Thought for today - Blog Post 20/07/2020 Twilight
Twilight Sunlight in July as a magical thing, breathing new life into plants for the briefest of moments.
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iPlantsman
- Jul 19, 2020
- 1 min
Thought for today - Blog Post 19/07/2020 Foliage and Rain
Rain impacts on the appearance of plant foliage. Consider it when designing with plants.
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iPlantsman
- Jul 13, 2020
- 5 min
5 Crocosmia to grow for a range of colours
5 excellent Crocosmia varieties to grow in your garden for a range of colours.
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iPlantsman
- Jul 11, 2020
- 1 min
Thought for today - Blog Post 11.07.20 Gardening for Children
Encourage children to garden by taking cuttings of easy to grow houseplants to share with family and friends.
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iPlantsman
- Jul 5, 2020
- 2 min
Thought for today - Blog Post 05/07/2020 Grow from Seed
Grow from seed, but grow sensibly. Buy from good sources and grow things you can’t easily buy elsewhere as established plants.
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iPlantsman
- Jun 30, 2020
- 3 min
Thought for today - Blog Post 30/06/2020 Weather patterns & Rain
A though on Weather Patterns and the value of rain and how we often become over confident that rain is enough to establish plants.
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iPlantsman
- Jun 26, 2020
- 6 min
Thought for today - Blog Post 26/06/2020 Roots - The Full Post
A more complete thought on the value and risks of plant roots.
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iPlantsman
- Jun 25, 2020
- 1 min
Thought for today - Blog Post 25/06/2020 Roots
The lost post - To follow.
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iPlantsman
- Jun 19, 2020
- 2 min
Thought for today - Blog Post 19.05.2020 Recruitment to Horticulture- Diversity
The problem with diversity and recruitment to Horticulture.
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iPlantsman
- Jun 12, 2020
- 3 min
Thought for today - Blog Post 12.6.2020 Old Books
Write about what you know and use your wit and experience to make that writing interesting to your readers. Sounds simple...
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iPlantsman
- Jun 10, 2020
- 2 min
Thought for today - Blog Post 10.6.2020 Climate Change
Changing weather patterns make it hard for us to garden knowingly.
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iPlantsman
- Jun 7, 2020
- 3 min
Thought for today - Blog Post 7.6.2020 Regret
Regret over food standards dropping with low quality imports being allowed soon and not owning chickens!
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