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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Moles and molehills
at 3:31 pm on Tuesday 25 August 2009 24 Comments
I don’t believe it. I am incandescent with spluttering indignation. For the first time ever a molehill has appeared on my lawn.
Read moreIsland gardens
at 11:01 am on Tuesday 18 August 2009 3 Comments
Suddenly you are confronted with spectacular magnolias, towering cordylines, magnificent tree ferns, a vast Monterey pine and an avenue of gorgeous cinnamon-barked myrtles…
Read moreHeather
at 10:14 am on Tuesday 11 August 2009 4 Comments
Heather in Scotland has always drawn me; I have childhood memories of staying with my grandparents and running at full tilt down hills, bouncing from one springy tuft to another…
Read moreFuture Gardens and Butterfly World
at 1:59 pm on Tuesday 4 August 2009 5 Comments
Every verge, bank and fence line is now alive with colour. And where flowers grow, wildlife follows and there are huge numbers of happily buzzing bees and flighty butterflies…
Read moreBig plants
at 1:12 pm on Tuesday 28 July 2009 8 Comments
I love big plants. Not big pants. Plants. [...] herbaceous plants that go from nothing to gigantic in the space of a few weeks.
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