James's passion for gardening began about 20 years ago, when he became a landscape contractor in London. He moved to Northamptonshire in 1992 with his family [...]
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Apple trees: ‘Cox’s Orange Pippin’
at 4:08 pm on Monday 1 February 2010 7 Comments
In the summer of 1825 Mrs Cox was sitting in the garden – probably enjoying the sun and, perhaps embroidering a sampler or engaged in some similar 19th Century pursuit…
Read moreSummer flowers: a personal Top 10
at 3:20 pm on Monday 18 January 2010 12 Comments
I don’t know about you lot but I’m extremely bored of snow, frost and cold, and I need something distinctly unwintery to lift my spirits.
Read moreSharing gardens and vegetable plots
at 3:18 pm on Tuesday 5 January 2010 10 Comments
Many people will have decided that the time has come to start growing their own vegetables [...] Be warned: it is an addictive hobby.
Read moreGardening tools
at 10:43 am on Monday 21 December 2009 5 Comments
There are certain tools without which I cannot cope and others which I hardly ever use. Among my favourites are…
Read moreMoles revisited
at 1:19 pm on Monday 7 December 2009 7 Comments
[...] the appearance of a sort of open cast mine in the middle of one of my borders really didn’t matter that much.
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