in the duty of labor lies the virtue of purpose
Nigel Boldero aka 'Old School Gardener'
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My articles classified..
- 12 tips to save time in the garden (12)
- A musing: odd thoughts (21)
- A Select Vietnamese flora (3)
- A-Z of Garden Trees (23)
- A-Z of Perennials (26)
- Aussie Greens- gardens, parks and open spaces visited in trips to Australia (2)
- Blickling Hall- rebirth of the Walled Garden (88)
- Blogging (13)
- Climate change and gardening (68)
- Community Gardening (114)
- Dear Walter – letters/info from Old School Garden (80)
- Design (394)
- Design My Garden – Tips to improve your plot (12)
- Eat Me: guides to growing and using food plants (5)
- Feature plants (189)
- Floral Roundabouts (4)
- Four Seasons in One Day- series on climate change and gardening (5)
- Gardening and Gardeners: historical snapshots (42)
- Gardening equipment and tools (67)
- Gardening techniques (392)
- Gardening Therapy (3)
- GQT: your gardening queries answered (43)
- Great Gardens (179)
- Great Gardens: Scotland 2016 (6)
- Grow your own food (156)
- Growing Children- series on school gardening (7)
- Haveringland Churchyard (1)
- Health (14)
- Hebridean Hop- a tour of some Scottish isles (4)
- Heritage Gardens & gardening (285)
- Historic landscapes (129)
- John Evelyn's Monthly in the Garden (12)
- Local Food (20)
- Monthly Top ten gardening tips (12)
- Mrs. Murphy's Laws of Gardening (14)
- Norfolk in poetry- Jack Kett (13)
- Open Spaces (54)
- Over My Head- looking up at architectural detailing (8)
- Permaculture and sustainability (7)
- Pests and diseases (28)
- PicPosts- great photographs (811)
- Plantax- the stories behind plant names (21)
- Planting Patterns- wow factor pictures (41)
- Play (205)
- Playful Landscapes- examples (9)
- Portuguese Gardens (31)
- Power of 7- tips (24)
- Recycling projects (110)
- School and childrens' Gardening (80)
- Soils and soil improvement (62)
- Style Counsel: snippets on garden styles (13)
- The Essence of Gardening in 12 Objects (12)
- This and that (1,422)
- West Country Gardens (24)
- Wildlife and Nature (419)
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Recent Posts
- 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
- The Great British Madness!
- 3 Fun Tips for Using Art to Improve Your Mental Health
- Sun and Solace in the Garden
- April in the Garden: Top 10 Tips
- Wistman’s Wood
- RHS Rosemoor
- Back to Blickling
- Repairing Harm and Building Community: PBIS and Restorative Practices Framework
- Apple Tree Problems – Sun Scald
- Nature — NewEnglandGardenAndThread
- YoGA: taking action — The official blog for the North York Moors National Park
- Newcastle’s three ‘Great Northerns’ — Time Gents
- MONA memorable
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