Great balls of fire: Dahlias are weird, wonderful and well worth the wait

Great balls of fire: Dahlias are weird, wonderful and well worth the wait

Look, I love digging and pruning as much as the next horticulturalist, but there are some things I find very irritating about gardening. For instance, seeing a plant growing in a garden, looking stupendous, and then getting on the internet and finding …
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Celeriac No dig gardening www.charlesdowding.co.uk

Hi Charles, just wondered how your celeriac have done so far? Mine here on both gardens have been not done well after what could have been the perfect …
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In praise of the Botanical Society of the British Isles

You may be a member of the Royal Horticultural Society, or of any number of the many other gardening societies. You are less likely to be a member of the Botanical Society of the British Isles (BSBI). Quite possibly you've never heard of it. I know …
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