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Pen And Trowel

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Advice and information for those with larger gardens but not necessarily larger budgets.

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My humble apologies to readers who received Tuesday’s Plant Files entry with its embarrassing typo; it was Liquidambar ‘Worplesdon’, not Liquidambar ‘Worpleston’!

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I recently featured Parthenocissus tricuspidata, the Boston ivy, and added it to the Plant Files. It’s been keen to colour this autumn; it always is but I think the summer has taken its toll. The result is that this year its usually excelle...

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Chore Gardeners and Fancy Gardeners

I did something a bit different this week: a garden clearance job. I showed up, cut things down and pulled weeds, mowed the lawn and then left. The aim was to make a somewhat neglected garden look presentable to go on the market in the next...

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Plant Files: Parthenocissus tricuspidata

Autumn is upon us and the first plant to colour up appears to be Parthenocissus tricuspidata, the Boston ivy.

Autumn colour of Parthenocissus tricuspidata

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Europom 2026

Europom is an international fruit festival that brings together fruit enthusiasts from across Europe and attracts attention from beyond. This year’s event attracted growers from Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Germany, France, Ireland, Luxemburg...

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