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5 Amazing Amazon Prime Day Indoor Garden Deals

October 10, 2023 by Robin Plaskoff Horton We’ve rounded up five select Amazon October Prime Day indoor garden deals to start off your indoor gardening...

A Stunning White Lilac – syringa peekensis, know as Peking Lilac

First of all, last week was pretty awesome. The weather in Maine had been holding steady, but then on Wednesday, we flew out for...

From West Yorkshire to Pembrokeshire (via East Sussex) and back, with everything in between | Jack Wallington

For our summer holiday this year Chris and I spent most of the week in Tenby, Pembrokeshire on the south west coast of Wales....

Growing Father Farges Filbert – Corylus fargesii

Yes, you read that correctly—Father Farges’ filbert. And no, this isn’t just another obscure plant name to tuck away in the back of your...

How to Create Privacy in the Garden

Al fresco living is here to stay, with outdoor spaces functioning as home extensions, blurring the boundaries between indoors and out. People seek the...

Valentine’s Day Gifts For Gardeners and Plant Lovers

Updated 2/2024Don’t know about you, but I tend to give gifts that I’d like for myself. For planting and pampering, here’s my pick of...

Review: Netatmo home weather station | Jack Wallington

When we first bought our old flat and garden in London way back in 2013, Chris bought a little weather station called Netatmo to...

Infected cuts and bites from gardening | Jack Wallington

WARNING THIS POST CONTAINS SOME GRAPHIC PHOTOS OF AN INFECTED BITE On Tuesday, during a photoshoot for Gardeners’ World magazine, something in our garden bit...

Not Your Grandmother’s Quince: Meet the Double Take Chaenomeles speciosa

You might be thinking, “Wait, are we really talking about quince?” And maybe even, “Aren’t those the thorny shrubs my grandmother had growing out...

Rhapidophyllum hystrix – A Needle Palm Grows in New England?

Of all the plants in the world, I really do love palms. There’s something about them—their bold silhouettes, the way they sway in the...

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GPOD on the Road: Late Winter at Abkhazi Garden

Happy Friday GPODers! We are finished with Cherry Ong’s incredible late winter tour of The...

Sumptuous Season Extenders – your flower relay team – Successful Garden & Lifestyle Design

For flower lovers, especially in a small garden, it can be difficult to achieve a continual stream of them throughout...

Managing Water and Nutrients Differently

Sharing is caring! If you manage container plants the same way you manage raised beds or in-ground soil, you’ll always be fighting problems you can’t...