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As a garden blogger, I'm often given free gardening gloves to review. However, I also buy them, because not all gardening gloves are the same. There are very big differences in comfort, protection and durability.…
Learning With Experts (formerly My Garden School) is offering Middlesized Garden readers a 10% off their New Contemporary Garden course, taught by RHS Ambassador Jamie Butterworth. [caption id="attachment_8086" align="alignnone" width="300"] The New Contemporary Garden course…
I've asked a range of leading bloggers to recommend the best gifts for gardeners. I set a price limit of under £50. And by gardeners, of course, I mean 'anyone who loves their garden.' Note:…
I've been sent review copies of Secret Gardens of East Anglia by Barbara Segall & Marcus Harpur, and The Secret Gardeners by Victoria Summerley & Hugo Rittson Thomas. In fact, gardening is not usually a…
Monty Don's new book, Down to Earth, has lots of good practical advice, but it isn't a 'how to.' [caption id="attachment_7652" align="alignnone" width="600"] Monty Don's new book, 'Down To Earth', at its launch on the…
Children's gardening is perennially in the news. How can we encourage the young to be interested in gardening? Should we even try? I have a theory. If we go back to our hunter-gatherer ancestors, your…
'Gardening things' may sound a bit vague, but I wanted to tell you about a few of the best things that I've tried recently. I've bought or been given some items, and others have been…
Garden bloggers see alot of new garden tools and books at the beginning of the gardening year. This year, garden tools are lighter and stronger than they've ever been before. I've been given several brands…
Garden gifts are tricky. I don't think any of us wants a random plant. Certainly not if we have middle-sized gardens, because there's rarely a spare space to squeeze a plant in. And there are…
I hadn't realised there were gardening Black Friday deals. I've been vaguely aware of Black Friday as a day when tech and gadgetry gets marked down. But I noticed that 'Garden & Outdoors' is featuring…
Garden party ideas can be such fun. Coloured tablecloths and glasses. Seasonal garden flowers in jam jars. Night-lights, lanterns and solar lights for long discussions late into the night... We've given quite a few garden…
How do you choose garden furniture? Do you drift in to a garden centre and look for the offers? Or is your garden furniture an important part of your design? Ours has accumulated over the…