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An Englishman's Garden Adventures

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    • The Green Roof
    • The Lawn Garden
    • The Pond Garden
    • The Vegetable Garden
    • The Woodland Garden
    • The Cabin
    • The Workshop
    • The Greenhouse
    • The Woodshed
    • The Formal Pond
    • Kitchen BBQ
    • Trained Fruit

Out and About

Wildflowers make the most of lockdown

June 22, 2020June 22, 2020

Ox-Eye Daisyis just one among many common wild species that has flowered in lockdown, unimpeded by the council mowers this year. During the Coronavirus … read more

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Wild Marjoram and Traveller’s Joy

September 16, 2019August 5, 2019

While walking in the South Downs National Park this weekend I came across a meadow with several wild-flower species. None of them are uncommon, … read more

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Ancient Yew Trees of Kingley Vale, Sussex

August 5, 2019

Kingley Vale is the site of one of the most impressive natural yew woods in Europe. This national nature reserve is nestled in a … read more

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Cow Vetch

July 26, 2019July 25, 2019

Travelling home along a narrow country lane near Colworth, West Sussex, I was suddenly struck by a large splash of purple-blue flowers growing on … read more

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Local Landscapes 2 – Dramatic Drifts of Lady’s Smock

April 12, 2019April 14, 2017

On the country drive I take to and from work there is a long straight section of hedge with a fifteen foot grassy verge in … read more

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Local Landscapes 1 – Glorious Golden Spring Poplars

April 12, 2019April 14, 2017

My drive to work takes me along a narrow winding country road and over a little hump back bridge which is one of the … read more

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Espaliered tree person thing and real umbrella trees (!)

April 12, 2019October 27, 2016

Pallant House Restaurant Courtyard, Chichester I spotted these weird sculptures through a gate of Pallant House courtyard in Chichester. It seems to be a variation … read more

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Trained fruit at West Dean Gardens

April 15, 2019August 21, 2015

Edwardian Gardening GeniusThe walled gardens at West Dean contain some of the finest examples of fruit training in the British Isles. Free-standing trained forms … read more

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Visiting Great Dixter

April 12, 2019May 12, 2015

This May bank holiday I went to East Sussex – the county I grew up in – and to my mind the most beautiful … read more

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Cloud pruned hedges & topiary fun

April 12, 2019December 7, 2014

Out and About in Sussex, England: musings on creative pruning Most of the hedging in my garden is in the formal, rectilinear style, but I … read more

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Heads up!

August 20, 2010

Whats this??? (Click to see…)

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The Trundle, Goodwood

April 16, 2019May 12, 2010

‘The Trundle’ is a locally famous hill 3 miles north of Chichester just outside the Goodwood racecourse. It is the site of an iron … read more

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