A Wartime Christmas
Tuesday 10 November 2009
Brighton Museum and Art Gallery. Saturday 14 November. A talk by social and cultural historian Sarah Tobias. Find out how people celebrated Christmas when money and luxuries were in short supply and food was rationed. Includes ideas for thrifty retro...
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Some weeds are nice
Thursday 5 November 2009
Aegopodium podagraria get out of my area youre even scarier if a little less hairier (if spines are hairs that are dense) than Cirsium arvense that grows ever more dense as it creeps along my fence and spoils the aesthetic...
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Polygala myrtifolia Grandiflora
Wednesday 28 October 2009
Just today I spotted this attractive plant in full bloom outside the RHS gardens at Wisley. Were always on the lookout for plants that work for late-summer colour, and this plant with its mass of bright purple pea-like flowers carried...
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Allotment Gardening by Bridgette Saunders
Tuesday 20 October 2009
Allotments are not only functional places to grow vegetables, they are also peaceful havens in which you can relax, meet friends and exchange produce and tips. Bridgette Saunders is an experienced horticulturalist, planstwoman and lecturer. She runs courses on allotment...
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