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Book Review - My World of Hepaticas by John Massey with Tomoo Mabuchi
Book Review of 'My World of Hepaticas' by John Massey with Tomoo Mabuchi.
iPlantsman
Aug 11, 20227 min read
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Book Review – Create a Mediterranean Garden by Pattie Barron
Book Review of Create a Mediterranean garden by Pattie Barron.
iPlantsman
Aug 10, 20226 min read
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Book Review - ‘Peonies’ by Claire Austin
A book review on Claire Austin’s 2021 book ‘Peonies’
iPlantsman
Apr 25, 20216 min read
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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.
iPlantsman
Aug 22, 20203 min read
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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
iPlantsman
Aug 9, 20202 min read
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What I’ve Learned Series - Top Tip - Ceanothus
One important thing that I have learned about Ceanothus and a plan to overcome this problem.
iPlantsman
Jul 29, 20202 min read
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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.
iPlantsman
Jul 21, 20201 min read
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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.
iPlantsman
Jul 20, 20201 min read
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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.
iPlantsman
Jul 19, 20201 min read
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5 Crocosmia to grow for a range of colours
5 excellent Crocosmia varieties to grow in your garden for a range of colours.
iPlantsman
Jul 13, 20205 min read
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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.
iPlantsman
Jul 11, 20201 min read
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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.
iPlantsman
Jul 5, 20202 min read
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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.
iPlantsman
Jun 30, 20203 min read
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Thought for today - Blog Post 26/06/2020 Roots - The Full Post
A more complete thought on the value and risks of plant roots.
iPlantsman
Jun 26, 20206 min read
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Thought for today - Blog Post 25/06/2020 Roots
The lost post - To follow.
iPlantsman
Jun 25, 20201 min read
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Thought for today - Blog Post 1/6/20 Plant Moments
The magical quality of Plant Moments are what separate plants from all other garden construction materials.
iPlantsman
Jun 1, 20202 min read
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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.
iPlantsman
May 27, 20202 min read
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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
iPlantsman
May 26, 20202 min read
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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!
iPlantsman
May 25, 20202 min read
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Thought for today - Blog Post 24/05/2020
Small-leaved, small
-flowered, ground-hugging plants are interesting me most at the moment.
iPlantsman
May 24, 20202 min read
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