Tag: Rhododendrons

Explaining a little about fertilisers; What N:P:K means; the benefits of Organic Matter, mulches & green manure – and making your own compost & manure brews. Some steps towards Organic Gardening

Categories Bee Friendly Plants, Composting, container gardening, General comment, jobs to do in ..., Organic Gardening, Pest control, Roses, Spring Garden, Wildlife gardening2 Comments on Explaining a little about fertilisers; What N:P:K means; the benefits of Organic Matter, mulches & green manure – and making your own compost & manure brews. Some steps towards Organic Gardening

I had quite a few ideas about gardening that I believed wholeheartedly but quite without foundation - that is before I started my formal horticultural training. One of these truths was that there was no such thing as the over-use of fertilisers. A little more would surely provide extra benefit. Well, no, it turned out.…

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Scotney Castle – two for the price of one… @ScotneyCastleNT #SpringWatching

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A ruined 14th Century moated house set in rolling Kent countryside, which, populated by so many rhododendrons, will be even more of a sight in their season... Yes, that's a real Henry Moore on the island... A Victorian mansion built above, and above an imposing Quarry Garden looks over the surrounding estate, ruins and countryside…

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Isabella Plantation, Richmond Park – bare bones, a landscape settling down to sleep – but with promises for a Technicolor Spring….

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7https://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/richmond-park/richmond-park-attractions/isabella-plantation and if you haven't time to visit this season, make a Diary note for May 2015 - the show might look something like this....   https://teddingtongardener.com/2013/05/26/bashful-doc-dopey-grumpy-happy-sleepy-sneezy-and-bluebell/

If you go down to the woods today, you’re sure of many more suprises – Rhododendrons, Battleston Hill, RHS Wisley

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A quick scoot around the meandering paths that wind round the slopes of Battleston Hill in the RHS gardens at Wisley. I had a glimpse of what I might find in the Wild Garden, another part of the gardens there, when I visited earlier in the week and had less than an hour to explore…

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