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Monday, February 20, 2017

Teaching gardening skills - the decline stops here!

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Two conversations recently about the terrible state of horticultural education in Britain: both with former teachers at (former) h...
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Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Would you trust a seed swap seed?

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Its February, so it must be seed swap time again! Seed swaps have been growing in popularity for some years now. The b...
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Tuesday, January 17, 2017

HOW COULD THEY? VOTE FOR TRUMP?

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As a frequent visitor to the USA I think I should offer my thoughts. I visit the US pretty frequently. ...
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Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Eucalyptus and Mimosa - Portugal's Australian problem

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A typical cultural landscape in Coimbra district. The distant hills would be about 90% eucalpytus Just had two weeks in ce...
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Friday, December 23, 2016

Japanese Gardens - what are we actually looking at?

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Still mulling over our recent trip to Japan, leading a privately-organised tour. It was my second trip, and the first for most o...
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Thursday, December 15, 2016

'A Garden Flora' - for Christmas reading all year round

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Here we are, hot off the press! My new book, which I was working on last year. A reference book, a dipping-in book, an ideal Christma...
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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Japan - not just stones and raked sand.

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Within the space to two days, the chance to see two stupendous examples of Japanese horticulture, but so totally differen...
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