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A Year of Colour: My New Book
40 Tested Plant Combinations from My Real Garden - Right then, deep breath... This feels rather overwhelming to say, but here goes! I’ve written a book…
Oct 10
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Start here - your complete guide to My Real Gardens.
My Real Gardens – where proper gardening chat happens.
Oct 8
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My Desert Island Bulbs: The Keepers, The Mistakes and Some Controversial Opinions.
This isn’t your standard ‘pop in a few daffs and call it spring’ sort of list, but (and in no particular order) the ones that make my heart sing and…
Oct 3
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61 reasons why I love to garden
(not just design them!)
Oct 1
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September 2025
Sunday Gardening Social
A recording from Ann-Marie Powell's live video
Sep 28
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How I Start EVERY Garden Design – Plants First, Always.
Imagine us standing in your garden together, taking in everything you’ve got to work with, and thinking through all the ways we could make this space…
Sep 26
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When Best-Laid Plans Meet British Weather
All the garden writers are talking about it – bulbs! Autumn prep! Getting organised before winter hits! All that satisfying seasonal business that…
Sep 19
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I Went to Burning Man at 54. Here’s What Happened
Well, I’m back.
Sep 12
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August 2025
My Burning Man Hopes and Fears, or Why I'm Abandoning My Garden for the Desert (yes really)
You know, I’ve always been a bit of a hippy, and I’m rather proud to call myself that. So, here’s where my head’s at before I disappear into the Nevada…
Aug 22
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Live: Dahlia Season Kicks Off, Burning Man Beckons & Caption Capers
Catch up on today's live video
Aug 17
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Late Summer’s Second Wind: Quick Garden Wins for NOW.
My garden mojo is officially back – and it’s all thanks to the dahlias which have finally decided to make their entrance.
Aug 15
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The August Slump: When Your Garden’s Having a Party and You Can’t Be Bothered to Join In...
Anyone else experiencing that peculiar phenomenon I’m calling the August Slump?
Aug 8
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