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    ‘Peonies’ by Claire Austin - Book Review April 2021
    iPlantsman
    • Apr 25, 2021
    • 6 min

    ‘Peonies’ by Claire Austin - Book Review April 2021

    A book review on Claire Austin’s 2021 book ‘Peonies’
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    Award Shortlisting
    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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    What I’ve Learned Series - Top Tip - Troublesome Plants & Maintenance
    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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    Thought for today - Blog Post 09/08/2020 Late Season Interest
    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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    What I’ve Learned Series - Top Tip - Ceanothus
    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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    RHS Tatton Flower Show 2020 - #tattonathome
    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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    Thought for today - Blog Post 20/07/2020 Twilight
    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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    Thought for today - Blog Post 19/07/2020 Foliage and Rain
    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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    Thought for today - Blog Post 30/06/2020 Weather patterns & Rain
    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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    Thought for today - Blog Post 26/06/2020 Roots - The Full Post
    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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    Thought for today - Blog Post 25/06/2020 Roots
    iPlantsman
    • Jun 25, 2020
    • 1 min

    Thought for today - Blog Post 25/06/2020 Roots

    The lost post - To follow.
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    Thought for today - Blog Post 10.6.2020 Climate Change
    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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    Thought for today - Blog Post 7.6.2020 Regret
    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!
    10 views2 comments
    Thought for today - Blog Post 27/05/2020 GYO
    iPlantsman
    • May 27, 2020
    • 2 min

    Thought for today - Blog Post 27/05/2020 GYO

    Grow Your Own, eat and drink it. The best you’ll ever eat, but think differently about what to plant.
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    Thought for today - Blog Post 26/05/2020 Happy accidents
    iPlantsman
    • May 26, 2020
    • 2 min

    Thought for today - Blog Post 26/05/2020 Happy accidents

    I’m a lazy gardener. I hate weeding and always have. I now pretend that this is because I am experimenting with wildflowers and selfseeded
    32 views0 comments
    Thought for today - Blog Post 25/05/2020 Garden Games
    iPlantsman
    • May 25, 2020
    • 2 min

    Thought for today - Blog Post 25/05/2020 Garden Games

    Finding the balance between your perfect garden and one that suits your kids can be difficult!
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    Thought for today - Blog Post 22/05/2020
    iPlantsman
    • May 22, 2020
    • 1 min

    Thought for today - Blog Post 22/05/2020

    Looking out of my office window I have had the long, new stems of a white-flowered Buddleja davidii that I bred a few years ago whip backwar
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    A beginner's guide to understanding Botanical Latin - Colours
    iPlantsman
    • May 11, 2020
    • 7 min

    A beginner's guide to understanding Botanical Latin - Colours

    A beginner's guide to Botanical Latin, especially focusing on Colour.
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    Alternative Plant of the Moment - Early May 2020
    iPlantsman
    • May 6, 2020
    • 2 min

    Alternative Plant of the Moment - Early May 2020

    With all the wonderful plants looking good at the moment, let us not forget the value of plants grown primarily for their foliage.
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    The Value of Fungi
    iPlantsman
    • Apr 23, 2020
    • 4 min

    The Value of Fungi

    there are many fungi species that greatly strengthen plants, forming symbiotic relationships with them to aid root development...
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