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How to sow seeds of Hardy Plants (uncut/unedited version)

How to sow seeds of Hardy Plants (uncut/unedited version)

Posted 30th May, 2013

I believe part of mosaic law was that a man should not spread his seed upon the dust. Thankfully God never mentioned a 50-50 mix...

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The Dilemma; An assessment of risk

The Dilemma; An assessment of risk

Posted 30th May, 2013

To laugh is to risk appearing a fool. To weep is to risk appearing sentimental. To reach out for another is to risk involvement. To expose feelings is...

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How to prune Raspberries

How to prune Raspberries

Posted 18th March, 2013

Raspberries offer gardeners one of the greatest returns on investment of any garden plant. Easy to grow, easy to prune, easy to jam, easy to...

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Lords, Ladies & Childhood Worms!

Lords, Ladies & Childhood Worms!

Posted 18th March, 2013

The delightful 'Arum italicum pictum' has been with us since the mid 1600s and is a plant beloved by flower arrangers (I spit on their...

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One in a 234....A lovely double yellow Hellebore

One in a 234....A lovely double yellow Hellebore

Posted 13th March, 2013

Very occasionally nurserymen get lucky.....we sow a few hundred seeds, prick-out a hundred or two seedlings, then await the results. It can take several years...

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Winter Flowering Shrubs

Winter Flowering Shrubs

Posted 5th March, 2013

There are few more delights in the winter garden than the Cornelian Cherry Dogwood 'Cornus mas' with its abundance of sulphur yellow flowers borne from...

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Willow Wands; How to take cuttings of them

Willow Wands; How to take cuttings of them

Posted 5th March, 2013

This orange stemmed plant is a willow, and willows are amongst the easiest plants in the world to propagate, it was looking particularly attractive this...

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Alf

Alf

Posted 22nd February, 2013

'We are where we are' seems to be a popular saying these days; usually by politicians who don't want to discuss their most recent balls...

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Electricity as Fertiliser.....A Health & Safety special.

Electricity as Fertiliser.....A Health & Safety special.

Posted 20th February, 2013

From time to time scientists have turned their thoughts to the question of electricity in connection with the soil and plant growth, and numerous experiments...

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Harmony; A potato so vile even nematodes slither away.

Harmony; A potato so vile even nematodes slither away.

Posted 20th February, 2013

I love spuds me! Bugger the rice, and double bugger the stinking pasta. No matter what sun drenched or Mediterranean inspired sauce one floods it...

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Organic, sustainable, and biological weed control.

Organic, sustainable, and biological weed control.

Posted 13th February, 2013

Biological weed control; totally organic, health giving, 100% effective in dry conditions, inexpensive, re-usable, safe for children, non-toxic, no need to mix or dilute, cardio-vascular...

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How to Sow Seeds of Hardy Plants.

How to Sow Seeds of Hardy Plants.

Posted 13th February, 2013

My system for sowing has remained the same for over forty two years, some of the equipment has changed or been adapted but the method...

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Winter aconites...by Roy Long

Winter aconites...by Roy Long

Posted 12th February, 2013

If we remember back to when we were at school, some teachers are recalled with affection and some less so. We had a maths teacher...

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Snow in winter

Snow in winter

Posted 22nd January, 2013

A photo from my brother Michael in Canada where they look incredulously upon our annual disruption.

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The Witch Hazels (Hamamelis)

The Witch Hazels (Hamamelis)

Posted 18th January, 2013

We grow five distinct Hamamelis that I believe span the whole range potentially of interest to general gardeners. The 'Witch Hazels' are a distinct and beautiful...

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A Brief History of the Victoria Plum

A Brief History of the Victoria Plum

Posted 17th January, 2013

The average gardener with a little space often turns his mind to fruit. Apples, Pears, Plums, and some of the rarer oddities such as Medlar...

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Nuts in Winter

Nuts in Winter

Posted 14th January, 2013

My sister was never classically beautiful, more mythological in her attractiveness…. Perhaps best described as half man half moose, yet somehow in 1971 she wangled her way...

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Welcome to our website

Welcome to our website

Posted 2nd December, 2012

Hello and welcome to the new Eggleston Hall Gardens website.....like the first entry on the Plantsmans Corner site, my master has decided that his right...

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