Gardening at Longmeadow

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The Cottage garden spent the first 20 years of its existence as a dedicated vegetable garden, conveniently near the kitchen and supplying the family with all our fresh produce. The gentle planting in the cottage garden, which contains flowers, fruit trees, herbs and shrubs, and will soon be blooming with summer roses. And he reveals, for all his travels around the gardens of the world, that it remains his private refuge – and there’s nowhere else he’d rather be.

I found to be the more engaging by reading it as such, month to month through my own gardening year, and I found it to be a joy. Longmeadow gets flooded almost every year so the ground is not wanting for much more during most of the year. This means that it is rich and intense and that is intensified by the extraordinary vigorous growth of plants in our wonderful Herefordshire loam.

It will inspire you to achieve a balanced, healthy garden of your own, one that’s spilling with produce and full colour all year round. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. A journey through beautiful Islamic gardens across the world, with photographs by the acclaimed Derry Moore.

Monty Don's articles are so well founded, his enthusiasm is contagious and his advice is invaluable. My only criticism is there was a degree of repetition when talking about some plants or tasks if they featured in several months but I think this is inevitable in gardening books. Monty’s garden at Longmeadow is among the most famous gardens in Britain, thanks to its starring role every Friday evening on Gardeners’ World.A firm favourite with viewers, Monty’s infectious enthusiasm for plants, attention to the finer details of gardening technique and easy charm have seen the ratings soar.

Planting both acknowledges the koranic dictates of fruit with pomegranate, olive and citrus trees but also very British crab apples. He'll talk through the essential techniques and more complex processes, accompanied by easy-to-follow, step-by-step photography. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item.

It has all Monty’s tips and essential pieces of knowledge; and also shares his view that gardening is the secret to living well.