Learning About Gardening From A Master “Vita’s Meadow” guides us through history using the Kent countryside and old farming tools and methods to give us a view of how things were done in “the olden days”. Before so much of the chemical and mechanized manners of making a farm or garden, there were ways that […]
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Old Fashioned Gardening
Cottage gardens and English borders are examples of “Old Fashioned Gardening”. Why say that? I think it has to do with the amount of work one is prepared to do, the need for intensive gardening techniques, and the result of an abundant all season show. It is common in more modern landscapes and lifestyles to […]
Heirloom Roses in June
The Whetstone Park of Roses is a very large rose display. As a park, it is one I have visited all throughout my 56 year lifespan, so I have seen it change and noted the development of it. I don’t think I have ever seen it look better than it does now. The heirloom rose […]
Old Time Advice
I came across an online source of old time advice , and here are some tips from the past:Flower Gardening. Autumn is the best time to manure a flower garden. It should be done once a year, and better in spring (April) than not at all. Lay on four inches deep of well-rotted manure, and […]
