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Plantsman, horticultural speaker, photographer and writer, Margaret has been gardening since the age of 5 and gardening organically for more than 30 years. Her garden is planted for wildlife and year round interest. Margaret is a member of the Professional Garden Photographers’ Association and the Garden Media Guild.
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Carry on Gardening!
Age is a number. Growing old is inevitable; growing up is optional! However as we get older some of us unfortunately suffer from osteoarthritis, especially if we have led an active life and, or, have inherited the predisposition to develop osteoarthritis in our joints. In the early 1960s I trained in occupational therapy and as …
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018
Press Day. Monday 21 May 2018. As a member of the the Professional Garden Photographers’ Association I was able to apply for a press pass for Press Day. It is so much easier to photograph the displays in the Floral Marquee without the risk, on RHS Members’ day, of people tripping over one’s tripod, or …
Rescuing an Elderly Forsythia
In spring 1989 I inherited an elderly Forsythia, species unknown. I cut out the oldest stems at the base and over subsequent years new stems grew and matured well and I was able to remove more of the older stems, again at ground level. It has always been very vigorous, with roughly 2 feet of …