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Earth, wind and fire

By James Alexander-Sinclair on 02/10/2007 09:38:02

: the desolation and heartbreak are soon forgotten.A large copper beech in my mother-in-law's garden fell over in February: this was a tree under which my children had crawled and we had eaten many, many Sunday lunches. It seemed that life would never be the same


Gardening tools

By James Alexander-Sinclair on 21/12/2009 10:43:06

shafted spade that I've had for many years and a very heavy metal spike that are perfect for digging up large plants or making holes in the rockier parts of the garden.3. My trowels - partly because they were all given to me by people, so have good


Magnolias

By James Alexander-Sinclair on 26/04/2010 14:46:39

grey leaves and slightly curved lemony white flowers. Only for the very warmest and most sheltered gardens. Does well on limey soils.M. grandiflora - a later flowering variety with magnificent glossy green leaves and creamy flowers. Excellent on a large


Five plants for Christmas gifts

By James Alexander-Sinclair on 06/12/2010 11:39:54

stop to our normal November gardening routine. I would usually be spending jolly weekends doing a bit of light tidying, collecting the last of the autumn leaves and planting the last of the tulip bulbs. Instead we have been shoveling snow out


Carnivorous plants

By James Alexander-Sinclair on 27/09/2010 16:47:53

plants (there was a particularly striking group of them in Tom Hoblyn's Chelsea garden in 2009). These have slippery sides into which insects fall and are then digested by the fluid at the base of the pitcher. There are large colonies growing in both


Growing bamboo

By James Alexander-Sinclair on 12/04/2011 17:47:57

A fortnight ago I wrote about bamboos, and how they are used in Asia. I admit that this was a little indulgent and not completely relevant to your gardens. Still, occasionally it is good to wander off the straight and narrow.However, some of your


Look at your bulbs

By James Alexander-Sinclair on 28/04/2009 16:59:00

One of the most important jobs at this time of year does not involve anything particularly energetic or creative. It does not require you to rush to the garden centre, lug large bags of anything, get even slightly dirty or even break a sweat


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