Eggleston Hall Gardens Journal
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How to sow seeds of Hardy Plants (uncut/unedited version)
I believe part of mosaic law was that a man should not spread his seed upon the dust. Thankfully God never mentioned a 50-50 mix...
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The Dilemma; An assessment of risk
To laugh is to risk appearing a fool. To weep is to risk appearing sentimental. To reach out for another is to risk involvement. To expose feelings is...
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How to prune Raspberries
Raspberries offer gardeners one of the greatest returns on investment of any garden plant. Easy to grow, easy to prune, easy to jam, easy to...
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Lords, Ladies & Childhood Worms!
The delightful 'Arum italicum pictum' has been with us since the mid 1600s and is a plant beloved by flower arrangers (I spit on their...
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One in a 234....A lovely double yellow Hellebore
Very occasionally nurserymen get lucky.....we sow a few hundred seeds, prick-out a hundred or two seedlings, then await the results. It can take several years...
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Winter Flowering Shrubs
There are few more delights in the winter garden than the Cornelian Cherry Dogwood 'Cornus mas' with its abundance of sulphur yellow flowers borne from...
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Willow Wands; How to take cuttings of them
This orange stemmed plant is a willow, and willows are amongst the easiest plants in the world to propagate, it was looking particularly attractive this...
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Alf
'We are where we are' seems to be a popular saying these days; usually by politicians who don't want to discuss their most recent balls...
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Electricity as Fertiliser.....A Health & Safety special.
From time to time scientists have turned their thoughts to the question of electricity in connection with the soil and plant growth, and numerous experiments...
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Harmony; A potato so vile even nematodes slither away.
I love spuds me! Bugger the rice, and double bugger the stinking pasta. No matter what sun drenched or Mediterranean inspired sauce one floods it...
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Organic, sustainable, and biological weed control.
Biological weed control; totally organic, health giving, 100% effective in dry conditions, inexpensive, re-usable, safe for children, non-toxic, no need to mix or dilute, cardio-vascular...
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How to Sow Seeds of Hardy Plants.
My system for sowing has remained the same for over forty two years, some of the equipment has changed or been adapted but the method...
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Winter aconites...by Roy Long
If we remember back to when we were at school, some teachers are recalled with affection and some less so. We had a maths teacher...
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Snow in winter
A photo from my brother Michael in Canada where they look incredulously upon our annual disruption.
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The Witch Hazels (Hamamelis)
We grow five distinct Hamamelis that I believe span the whole range potentially of interest to general gardeners. The 'Witch Hazels' are a distinct and beautiful...
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A Brief History of the Victoria Plum
The average gardener with a little space often turns his mind to fruit. Apples, Pears, Plums, and some of the rarer oddities such as Medlar...
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Nuts in Winter
My sister was never classically beautiful, more mythological in her attractiveness…. Perhaps best described as half man half moose, yet somehow in 1971 she wangled her way...
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Welcome to our website
Hello and welcome to the new Eggleston Hall Gardens website.....like the first entry on the Plantsmans Corner site, my master has decided that his right...
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Recent Journal Entries
- How to sow seeds of Hardy Plants (uncut/unedited version)30th May, 2013
- The Dilemma; An assessment of risk30th May, 2013
- How to prune Raspberries18th March, 2013
- Lords, Ladies & Childhood Worms!18th March, 2013
- One in a 234....A lovely double yellow Hellebore13th March, 2013