Gardener’s Digest

Here is our round up of live feeds from some of our favourite gardening blogs and websites.

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Joanne’s Cottage Garden

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A Stubborn Optimist

  • How are you, friend?
    by Carrie on May 25, 2020 at 2:49 pm

    I don't usually let a year go by without mentioning and championing the annual mental health awareness week. However, this year I have been suffering myself ironically and haven't been able to write […]

  • It's all going swimmingly
    by Carrie on May 8, 2020 at 5:32 pm

    There have been some truly beautiful days this week again and Andrew and I have had a few late lunches out on the patio. On one of those days Andrew planted up some of our mixed lettuce and a few wee […]

  • More Allotment Patio
    by Carrie on April 25, 2020 at 3:07 pm

    You join me outside with Andrew who is planting up another vegetable crate to add to the lovely jumble of allotment pots we have on the patio. Everything is going terribly well and there aren't even […]

  • The allotment patio
    by Carrie on April 17, 2020 at 12:04 pm

    Hello, gorgeous people! *waves* and welcome to this special outdoors blog post live from my patio 🙂 I sit here with a coffee in the sunshine with Toby and Andrew (who is working from home). I […]

  • Spring 2020
    by Carrie on April 3, 2020 at 3:23 pm

    It's not like any normal spring is it? We all know what's going on out there beyond the window panes and to be honest I think there are far too many sources of news about it - the information would […]

RHS Podcasts

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Real Men Sow

Welly Woman

  • An Autumnal Celebration
    by wellywoman on August 18, 2016 at 4:17 pm

    I can’t believe how quickly this year has whizzed past. As this is only my third post of the year, *looks sheepishly at screen*, it probably goes without saying I’ve found it hard to keep up with […]

  • A Watery World
    by wellywoman on March 4, 2016 at 3:43 pm

    The Gwent Levels near my home in Monmouthshire are entirely man-made. Skirting the northern edge of the Severn Estuary they are one of the largest surviving areas of ancient, grazed wetlands left in […]

  • Under Water
    by wellywoman on January 9, 2016 at 6:31 pm

    What would you do if your home, your business and your allotment were deluged by water? I’ve been incredibly lucky to never experience this kind of flooding, so I can only imagine how devastating […]

  • Happy New Year
    by wellywoman on January 1, 2016 at 9:00 am

    Wishing you all a happy, healthy and prosperous 2016. And to all those who have suffered in the recent flooding I hope some kinder weather is on the way. Wellywoman x

  • Merry Christmas
    by wellywoman on December 24, 2015 at 5:39 pm

    I think Santa Claus will need a James Bond style sled tonight – one which converts into an amphibious vehicle to cope with all this rain and flooding. The weather is proving to be most […]

Oxonian Gardener

  • RHS Chelsea 2023: Back with bells on and the odd...
    by petrahm on May 21, 2023 at 12:15 am

    Where 2022 felt oddly muted, it’s quite evident that the familiar RHS Chelsea buzz and energy is back. There’s no doubt it’s a different show, which may divide the punters. Polished Chelsea […]

  • Gardening blunders: The joy of errors
    by petrahm on March 13, 2023 at 10:16 am

    My favourite hellebore is a reject. Bred by the hellebore kings at Ashwood Nursery but despite her superb ancestry, she didn’t make the cut. In my mind though, she’s the perfect mistake. So when […]

  • Dearest, dearest, did I say dearest?… Santa:...
    by petrahm on December 6, 2022 at 5:02 pm

    Considering the financial pressures and turmoil this year, splurging on Christmas gifts with reckless abandon will feel quite wrong. We’re probably all bracing ourselves for that colossus of a gas […]

  • Grasping the nettle: Book Review
    by petrahm on November 8, 2022 at 12:25 pm

    Which side of the fence are you? Barbara and Tom’s side or Margo and Jerry’s? It’s an interesting question. In our heart of hearts, most of us would probably want to side with the delightful, […]

  • Tall gardeners: Best tools & kit for the elevated...
    by petrahm on June 9, 2022 at 3:25 pm

    I’m tall. Taller than most women. Taller, in fact than most men. I’m 6ft 3in (190.5 cm), which according to the Office of National Statistics means that I tower over the average 5ft 9in (175.3 […]

Amateur Gardening

  • The secret to sensational strawberries
    by Bob Flowerdew on July 7, 2026 at 9:05 am

    Bob shares his top tips for a succulently fruity future It’s been said that God could probably make an even finer fruit than the strawberry, but has never done so. Strawberries are almost […]

  • News: Devon WI creates pollinator havens
    by Amateur Gardening on July 6, 2026 at 7:44 pm

    ‘Pocket meadows’ are building bug-saving corridors Devon WI is helping pollinators by sowing thousands of wildflower seeds to create a county-wide Pocket Meadows Pollinator Corridor. The scheme […]

  • Sensational summer recipes
    by Amateur Gardening on July 3, 2026 at 2:46 pm

    Jayne Hickling shares some delicious ideas for dishes using homegrown strawberries, beans and carrots We all have our favourite go-to recipes, but occasionally we want to go for the ‘wow factor’ […]

  • Lawn care in the early summer
    by Ruth Hayes on July 1, 2026 at 9:13 am

    Mow, weed and edge it – but only if you want to! Down the road from us is a house with an artificial lawn. It looks sterile and grim, apart from a dandelion that’s sneakily flowering at its edge […]

  • Undercover growing: Take a walk on the wild side
    by Kim Stoddart on June 30, 2026 at 6:59 pm

    AG editor Kim Stoddart explains how some free-spirited growing can reap multiple rewards and help you find your balance I’ve experimented a lot over the years with different ways of growing plants […]

Two Thirsty Gardeners

  • Chelsea Flower Show 2026 – A ‘fly’ing visit
    by Rich on June 22, 2026 at 11:33 am

    Having missed out on Chelsea for a couple of years, we were delighted to receive a dual invite from The Newt (swanky Somerset estate) and Babylonstoren (esteemed South African winemakers) for an […]

  • Eight great wines from unusual grape varieries
    by Nick on May 25, 2026 at 11:42 am

    In a bid to increase our knowledge of wine, we spent a day at the London Wine Fair in Olympia. This annual event is held for ‘industry professionals’ (10,000 of them, according to the website), […]

  • Want to learn about wine? Start with Sauvignon...
    by Nick on May 10, 2026 at 9:30 am

    We’ve been busy expanding our knowledge of wines – keen to garner enough information to make us look less baffled when standing in front of the supermarket wine aisle, and to give us a bit more […]

  • What makes wine age well?
    by Nick on May 9, 2026 at 8:09 pm

    We’ve been rooting around the darker recesses of the shed and came across some old bottles of elderberry wine. They weren’t marked with a date but would’ve been fermented around the time of our […]

  • Sad tidings: An allotment eviction
    by Rich on February 2, 2026 at 8:06 pm

    If you are one of the (albeit few) regular-ish visitors to this blog then you may have noticed a distinct lack of ‘action’ over the past couple of months. You may have pondered the reasons behind […]