John Grimshaw's Garden Diary

Who would look dangerously up at planets that might look safely down at plants?

Wednesday, 15 June 2016

Garden open on Sunday

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  View across the gravel beds.     On Sunday 19 June my garden at Kirkhill Farm, Settrington, will be open from 2-6 pm, as par...
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Sunday, 5 June 2016

A weekend of orchid-hunting

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I have wanted to see a wild Lady's-slipper Orchid in this country for over 40 years - but how wild are these? After a week of cold g...
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Sunday, 8 May 2016

Summer dresses in new bloom

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The glory of the moment is a magnificent display of dandelions. This morning I had the rare opportunity to walk around the Yorkshire Arb...
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Wednesday, 13 April 2016

Ian Butterfield's Pleione nursery

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Pleione Michael Butterfield gx 'Condor' - the most eye-catching plant in the place, noticeable as one walks through the door. As...
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Sunday, 6 March 2016

Harry Dewey, 1921-2016

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Harry Dewey, June 2006 A brief notice in the Washington Post has announced the death of Harry Dewey on 17 February. A native of South ...
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Sunday, 28 February 2016

The first Slovenian Snowdrop Festival

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Joint second prize in the school snowdrop art competition. I've spent the weekend in Slovenia, as a guest of the Ljubljana Universit...
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Tuesday, 9 February 2016

Celebrating 25 years of snowdrop open days at Hodsock Priory

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George, Belinda, Andrew and Kat Buchanan in the snowdrop wood at Hodsock Priory Twenty-five years ago Sir Andrew and Lady Buchanan decid...
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