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• Cruising with Gardeners' World

  Posted in Gardeners' musings by Pippa Greenwood, 06 September 2007, 09.19AM
  

  We had a good time, but in the same breath I have to say it's great being back - Matt Biggs and I have just returned from hosting the Gardeners' World magazine Gardening Cruise with 128 fellow gardeners.

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• Garden festivals galore

  Posted in Gardeners' musings by James Alexander-Sinclair, 29 August 2007, 08.38AM
  

  This week I went to Ireland to visit the International Garden Festival on your behalf. Garden designers from all over the world have made fifteen conceptual gardens set amongst swaying oats in the grounds of a Georgian mansion called Emo Court in Co.Laois.

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• Eccentric gardeners: one

  Posted in Gardeners' musings by James Alexander-Sinclair, 21 August 2007, 08.38AM
  

  I thought it would be interesting to use this blog as an excuse to find out more about the many slightly eccentric people who have helped make gardening as popular and exciting as it is today...

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• Hedges heaven

  Posted in Gardeners' musings by James Alexander-Sinclair, 14 August 2007, 08.38AM
  

  We have just clipped the yew hedge: actually, to be completely accurate, a very nice fellow called Simon clipped it as I was too busy being a poncey garden designer.

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• Ant attack

  Posted in Gardeners' musings by Pippa Greenwood, 09 August 2007, 02.19PM
  

  It may not be 'nice', it may not be kind, and it certainly isn't my normal style... but I've taken to victimising ants!

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• Paradise found

  Posted in Gardeners' musings by James Alexander-Sinclair, 31 July 2007, 08.38AM
  

  I have spent the last week on the small, but unbelievably beautiful, island of Colonsay off the west coast of Scotland.

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• Reasons to be cheerful (Part one)

  Posted in Gardeners' musings by James Alexander-Sinclair, 24 July 2007, 08.38AM
  

  I feel the time has come to point out the few cheering things that have come about as a result of the rain...

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• Seeing double

  Posted in Gardeners' musings by Adam Pasco, 23 July 2007, 09.58AM
  

  One of the first dahlia blooms to open in my garden has put on more of a show than expected by producing a flower head with two faces!

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