A Gardener in France

Garden designer, gardening educator and garden journalist, Colin Elliott offers his view of gardening and life in the centre of France; with show reviews and lots of plant photographs.

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Site Owner: ukhostland
URL: http://gardendesigncompany.wordpress.com
Google™ PageRank™: 3
Category: Gardening
Member Since: 2011-05-15
Country: France

Average Rating: 4 / 5
Number of Ratings: 2
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2012-02-10 06:38:20
My favourite gardening blog

2011-11-22 09:38:43
Lots of gardening chat and plant photos. More than often a good tip or two.

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Latest posts 'A Gardener in France'

The gardening weather today will beâ€¦â€¦.not what you expect.The weather continues to dominate the conversations of country folk, gardeners and it would seem, almost everyone else. Our honey man tells me there will be no spring harvest for him because the Robinia flowers frosted and died. A favourite … Continue reading →...

Posted on 17-05-2012

The worldâ€™s worst landscape customer, Lily Beetles and the writings of Henry Mitchell.I’ve built a lot of gardens over the years, as a garden designer and owner of a two landscape companies. I don’t have the figures to hand but basic mental arithmetic puts the total built at around 500, while we … Continue reading →...

Posted on 15-05-2012

Bank holiday gardening in the Loire ValleyThe Bank holiday weekend has been wet, continuing the sort of weather we have been experiencing for some while now. After delighting in this much needed rain, we are all beginning to think enough is enough. Undeterred, we decided to … Continue reading →...

Posted on 04-05-2012

A little Tropicana in the garden â€“ we try out a few CannasCannas were all the rage in bedding schemes of the Victorian age. The public authorities thought of them as ideal as dot plants, adding height and an exotic feel to planting which were rarely subtle and frequently brash. These schemes … Continue reading →...

Posted on 20-04-2012

Nature does it bestMy loyal readers will know that in an effort to put wine on the table I offer guided tours of the gardens of the Loire Valley and the centre of France to clients from around the world. Today we were … Continue reading →...

Posted on 15-04-2012

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