Dear Walter: letter from Old School Garden, 29th October 2016 » wp_20161028_09_51_54_pro
Nigel Boldero aka 'Old School Gardener'
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- Recycling projects (110)
- School and childrens' Gardening (81)
- Soils and soil improvement (62)
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- The Essence of Gardening in 12 Objects (12)
- This and that (1,434)
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Recent Posts
- The generosity of cork oaks — Salt of Portugal
- The Great Hydrangea Experiment — Nitty Gritty Dirt Man
- Woodland enterprise — The official blog for the North York Moors National Park
- The Treasury Hotel, Brisbane — TIME GENTS
- Making Way for World Children’s Day — PlayGroundology
- Multiply by Waugh Thistleton Architects wins Wood Award — Specifier Review
- GrowHaus, the Farm in a City — gardeninacity
- Seasonal Visits to two very Different Gardens – Bodnant Gardens — greenbenchramblings
- December in the Garden: Top 10 Tips
- ECP Monson: A Thoughtful and Proudly Municipal Architect — Municipal Dreams
- Jekka’s tips on maintaining, growing and caring for your herb plants in autumn & early winter — Jekka’s – Jekkas Blog
- The Sussex Weald: autumn crashes into view — Daniel Greenwood
- Take Off!
- SCHOOL ALLOTMENTS FOR ALL!
- Six on Saturday: the First and the Last — Rambling in the Garden
- Convento do Espinheiro
- With Mobility there is Freedom and Adventure
- Mapping Pre-First World War Council Housing
- Pembrokeshire Coast and Gardens – a week away in June -Part 1 – Cae Hir
- Six on Saturday: 70 Days of Sculpture for RHS Harlow Carr’s 70th — Rambling in the Garden
- Leaving a mark — The official blog for the North York Moors National Park
- Garden Arches, Vertical Gardening for More Growing Area in Small Spaces — Deep Green Permaculture
- Council Housing in Gateshead, part II post-1945: ‘The world has moved on’ — Municipal Dreams
- The Dão wine region — Salt of Portugal
- Council Housing in Winchester – Part I to 1939: ‘these houses will be the most sought after in Winchester’ — Municipal Dreams
- Food Glorious Food! — How I Killed Betty!
- Good News for Shady Gardens — gardeninacity
- seasonal visits to two very different gardens – mid-summer at Wildegoose nursery and gardens — greenbenchramblings
- A Critical Eye, Part 1: Some Positives — Rambling in the Garden
- News from the Archives: The Political Life of John Nettlefold, 1901-6 — Winterbourne House and Garden
- Time to Play
- Wisteria at Plea
- Shared from WordPress
- Come and see Old School Garden…
- Wheely great…
- Kelpies
- Spring Purple
- Time to Play
- The Airplot Files — The Unconventional Gardener
- June in the Garden: Top 10 Tips
- Changing climate = a changing view of the British & Irish garden — Official blog of the Met Office news team
- Can Green Roofs Reduce Storm Water Run-off? — Specifier Review
- A Near-Miss in my Search for the Perfect Watering Can — GardenRant
- Short Meditation on Play — PlayGroundology
- 6 Essential Tips for Container Gardening — PushUP24
- Winging It! — Shine A Light
- Testing the water — Specifier Review
- Divine Devon…
- Spring Miscellany: Tulips, Orioles, Lenten Roses, and Daffodils — gardeninacity
- May in the Garden- Top 10 Tips
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