Beckhams, Coxcombe Lane, Chiddingfold – 14 Sept. This blog is dedicated to highlighting special people who are gardening to make a difference. The Phyllis Tuckwell Trust has to raise £25,000 …| Bramble Garden
Forget me nots, cow parsley, wild allium, mint, honeysuckle and red clover. I tour garden clubs in the East Midlands giving inspiration for growing cut flowers at home. An hour’s talk is only long …| Bramble Garden
UPDATE: The free tickets have been won by Gary Legg. Thank you everyone who took part in the prize draw. Thank you to everyone who took part in the recent prize draw for the NEC Gardeners World Liv…| Bramble Garden
Derrienne Bell has won the two free tickets for GW Live in the prize draw competition. All names were included in the draw and Derrienne’s name was randomly selected. Thank you for taking part in this prize draw. The organisers have also given me a discount code to pass on to blog readers. Please read … Continue reading Prize winner for Gardeners World Live tickets| Bramble Garden
*Please remember to leave your name, or comments just come up as ‘anonymous.’ Thank you. Dan Hartley Eco Oasis Garden Each year, the organisers of Gardeners World Live offer my blog readers the cha…| Bramble Garden
There’s nothing better than combining a love of flowers and gardens with learning a new skill. Here are some tempting courses on offer this spring. Botanical artist Lauren Lusk Tuesday 29 April, 2025. Broadwell Manor, Broadwell, Gloucestershire. Auricula appreciation and painting day. https://broadwellmanor.com/events/ Details on the Broadwell Manor website say Lauren trained at the world-renowned … Continue reading Spring Courses| Bramble Garden
A big welcome to members of Southwell Garden Club! I hope you enjoyed my talk last night! Here’s more photos of my garden, to give some inspiration for creating spring colour. Our garden was created from a field. We moved here when we were in our 20s. We planted 260 tiny sapling trees which came … Continue reading Welcome to garden club members| Bramble Garden
Thank you for reading my review of Daffodils by Naomi Slade. The winner of the prize draw copy is Cathy from https://wordsandherbs.Wordpress.com. The book is published by Pavilion/ Harper Collins UK who kindly offered a spare copy to give away in a prize draw. The author highlighted 60 different varieties, including this striking viridiflorus seedling … Continue reading Daffodils book, prize draw winner| Bramble Garden
Book Review and giveaway. Published by Pavilion/ Harper Collins Photographs by Georgianna Lane Hardback 240 pages. RRP £25 Published 13 March 2024 Can there ever be anything more cheerful than the …| Bramble Garden
Ian Piper has faced one of the saddest situations in life; the death of his baby grandson Otis. Otis died aged just 7 weeks. He and his family were greatly helped by Rainbows Children’s Hospice in Leicestershire. I met Ian while I was giving a talk to a garden club, and Ian told me of … Continue reading Inspiring People| Bramble Garden
Emma Thick, deputy head gardener at Thenford Arboretum A Shepherd: A person who herds, tends and guards. Watches over and protects. I looked up the word shepherd when deputy head gardener Emma Thic…| Bramble Garden
I’ve seen a lot of gardening injuries during my 20 years working in horticulture. Most recently, I was setting out plants for a new border at work when the gardener turned up with a massive bandage…| Bramble Garden
A Culinary Tour with More Than 280 Traditional Recipes. Carol Wilson Published by Lorenz Books Hardback. 672 pages. £25 ISBN 9780754835462 One copy to give away in a prize draw. See below. My grand…| Bramble Garden