Category Archives: Summer
This Month in the Garden – July & August 2023
The show gardens at Chelsea this year proved that you can have a lovely garden and still encourage wildlife. This was also borne out in the fabulous gardens in Biddenham that were open in June in aid of the Red … Continue reading
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Biddenham Show 2023 – Tent Entries
The 2023 Biddenham Show will be held on Sunday, September 10th SHOW TENT – Entries BIDDENHAM FLOWERS AND PLANTS CLASS 1 Asters x3 2 Cactus dahlias x3 3 Pompom dahlias x3 4 Decorative dahlias x3 5 3 … Continue reading
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This Month in the Garden – June 2022
As I write this I have just returned from RHS Malvern Garden Show. The ticket was a Christmas present from my daughter. We were accompanied by my son and my sister, tickets courtesy of Abigail as well, so it was … Continue reading
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Designing a Border from Scratch part 2 – Lucy Hartley (21 Sep. 2021)
We were very pleased to welcome again Lucy Hartley, who gave us an excellent presentation on this extensive topic and I suspect we can all take on board some of her recommendations, whether now in the Autumn or at other … Continue reading
Grow the Best Glorious Plants
On 15th June we were joined by Adam Pasco who explained to us exactly how to do this. Adam, who runs his own gardening media company, is a well known writer and radio and television presenter. In 1991 he launched … Continue reading
This Month in the Garden – June 2021
For half of the time since I last wrote I have not been tending my own garden because I have been able to take advantage of the gradual easing of Covid restrictions and my wife and I have been away … Continue reading
This Month in the Garden – August 2020
Because the normal pattern of publication for the Loop is to put July and August together August does not generally get a gardening article to itself so this is its moment of glory; or perhaps not, as August isn’t one … Continue reading
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BGA – July 2020 Zoom mtg
On 21 July we held our second distanced meeting using Zoom. Paula Church, our secretary, hosted the meeting and the speakers were our Chair, Paul Fricker and a former Chair, Peter Carter. Most of us had never heard of Zoom … Continue reading
This Month in the Garden – July 2020
Many of us living in Biddenham during the period of Lockdown are lucky enough to have a garden and what a boon that has been! Two months of lovely sunny dry weather was an added bonus and a garden and … Continue reading
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This Month in the Garden – June 2020
Apologies for the late publication of this June article – but as always, it is worth publishing and reading! This month’s publication date of The Loop coincides with the traditional advice that the best date for trimming box topiary is Derby … Continue reading
