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Soil improver disaster

I ordered a cubic metre of soil improver to go on my back border before planting...

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28 Nov, 2022
Amsterdam

Before and after back border

Thought I’d share my back border mid through transformation. My neighbours have never...

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13 Nov, 2022
Amsterdam

Dierama ‘Pink Rocket’

I finally managed (after two years) to get this Dierama to flower! I had seen them...

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12 Jul, 2022
Amsterdam

The Queen’s Green Canopy

I picked up my free wild cherry tree, Prunus Avium’ as part of the Queen’s Green...

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12 Mar, 2022
Amsterdam

Merry Christmas to you fellow gardeners!

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful gardening year for 2022!

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21 Dec, 2021
Amsterdam

Laurel hedge gone…..

Finally got the courage to take massive laurel hedge down. It had been well pruned...

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26 Oct, 2021
Amsterdam

Patio before & after

Here are some pictures of the build of the new patio. We got there in the end! Apologies...

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4 Oct, 2021
Amsterdam

Charity plant sale

Thought you'd like to know we made £1,200 selling plants on my drive at our annual...

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7 Jun, 2021
Amsterdam

Getting ready for charity plant sale

Here are pictures of some of the plants ready to go to new homes on Sunday. A fair...

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4 Jun, 2021
Amsterdam

Confused

Sitting indoors with a stonking cold in front of my lit log burner..... on 20th...

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20 May, 2021
Amsterdam

The great northern garden build BBC 2

Worth a watch. Tonight’s first out of 4 episodes on the massive construction task...

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10 May, 2021
Amsterdam

Merry Christmas! 🎄🎅🏻🥂🎁

Wishing all GOY members a merry Christmas and a great (gardening) year for 2021!

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18 Dec, 2020
Amsterdam


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