It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a handsome man in possession of a plethora of horticultural knowledge, must be in want of a small Greek pastry.
I do love bromeliads though. I only have one, but it's (in comparison) an utterly restrained Puya which still has the Tresco Abbey gardens label from when I bought it.. maybe 15 years ago. They are really tough. i guess those highlands of South America must be really, really cold at night.
Bulbalicious!
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[image: Bulbalicious hyacinths]
We had a lovely welcome home from the garden in the shape of these
bulbalicious hyacinths greeting us at our front door w...
It's a Wrap
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Summer is done. Time to plan for next year and dream about the bounteous
pest-free crops that I'm going to grow. I'm cutting the hedging back to
allow mo...
June moths
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We've had the moth trap for around 10 months, though much of that was
winder and a very cold spring. Moth identification is very difficult. Even
within ...
eDEN Hub Curve
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eDEN Garden Rooms launched a new range, named the Hub during the early
stages of the 2020 lockdown. We profiled it back then, but have had
numerous e...
Garden Bloggers Bloom Day – May 2020
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It’s been a while since I posted a Garden Bloggers Bloom Day (GBBD) post
but with my renewed blogging and a sunny morning I thought I would post
away. My a...
Your Lockdown ...
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You're stuck in the house nearly all the time.
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You rarely see any family members.
You can't visit any of your friends.
You can't go to...
Let's hear it for the garden volunteers
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An army of volunteers keep the horticulture industry afloat. Let’s
recognise their contribution, argues Robbie Blackhall-Miles
I am a volunteer. For the ...
Hungry Birds - Hokkaido's Steller sea eagles
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Only 16 months after the event I finally post some pics of our boat trip to
photograph sea eagles in Rausu, Hokkaido, Japan in February 2016. I might
e...
Aged and Mellow
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Mmm, aged and mellow!
There's nothing a greenhorn can do for me
Cause my older daddy suits me to a T
Now I like my men like I like my whiskey
Ooh, aged and ...
Pansies, milkweed & daffs, oh my!
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Yes, it's been a while since I've posted. All is well...just very, very
busy. There isn't a lot of time these days to post free stuff, or even to
donate a...
Still here
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Sorry about the lack of posts this year, I just don't seem to have the
enthusiasm for blogging at the moment. Still gardening of course, and now
at the end...
New Year, New Blog
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Thank you to everyone who has read and continues to read my blog here. For
the past six years this blog has been a labour of love and a fantastic way
to ...
BOMBING SYRIA
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This blog is not just about gardening, it's about what I'm thinking while
I'm gathering leaves and burying bulbs.
This is what I'm thinking about our gover...
Leaning Tower of Potatoes
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Okay, so when most people say (write, text, etc.) “potato tower,” they’re
referring to some variation on that time-honored tower-of-tires method, in
which ...
May begins with sun then lots of rain
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May started off very sunny and warm, and though the sun highlighted the
large weeds in my borders I looked forward to getting on with some serious
gardenin...
To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow
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I’ve been quiet here for a long time. I have still been gardening – more
furiously than ever in fact – just mainly in my dad’s vegetable garden now.
Dad’s ...
For future reference, see Awkward Hill
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I moved from Wandsworth, in south-west London, in November 2012, and I now
live in the Cotswolds. You can read about my garden there at
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View from Federal Twist has moved
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View from Federal Twist has moved from Blogger to WordPress. To reach the
new View from Federal Twist, click on the following link:
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Winter Beauty
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A bench or table smothered in white snow is transforming. Lines may be
accentuated as in the table and chairs scene; creating a surreal view. Or
the pict...
The Constant Gardener has moved house
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I've got a nice shiny new place to blog - you'll find it here. Please come
on over and visit: if you're an email subscriber you will also need to
re-subscr...
The Hunting of the Salad
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Getting my salad together for February was quite an ordeal after that
prolonged spell of heavy frost. Gone were most of the plants that so amply
provided m...
A recipe for disaster
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I love a good typo more than most, so was over the moon when steered
towards the latest (December 3) issue of Amateur Gardening. There’s an
almighty howler...
The end of busy Lizzies as we know them?
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Is it the end of fabulous displays of busy Lizzies like these? I've been
doing a lot of question time roadshows across the country recently, and one
questi...
New Blog
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Hello all. I've decided to try out a new home for my blog. It's over here:
http://mariephillipswriter.tumblr.com/
I hope you like it.
Please adjust your s...
Tour de Francophile
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Yes, it's time for another year of helicopter shots, crazy motorcycle
near-misses and weird French love messages whitewashed on the road. Michel
lovehe...
I have A New address!
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*Terra farmer has moved to a new home:) The new*
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It never rains, but it pours .....
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Aren't these stunning? They smell heavenly too. The lovely Victoria sent
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Fuchsia Futures
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F. 'Dancing Flame'
On Tuesday, I went to visit the fabulous gardens at RHS Wisley again,
spurred on by the fact that this week they are holding their Augus...
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I do love bromeliads though. I only have one, but it's (in comparison) an utterly restrained Puya which still has the Tresco Abbey gardens label from when I bought it.. maybe 15 years ago. They are really tough. i guess those highlands of South America must be really, really cold at night.
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