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With Autumn fast approaching, plans for Spring displays are already in the forefront of many gardeners minds. I have already been sticking my beak into bulb catalogues wondering which new additions will be gracing our gardens next year.

One of our favourite garden hand tools are these not quite gold but bronze beauties which appeal to my magpie's eye and I think add a little pizzazz to the bulb planting season. 

 To kickstart your autumn gardening we have a very smart bronze fork and trowel duo as part of
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You old Weasel!

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Short of seeing the odd local fox slinking around yourgarden looking for a tasty titbit, British native mammals are elusive creatures.

For those eager to connect with our secret society ofhedgerovians up close and personal, there is a place where hardy urbanites cango to see an example of the beautiful native wildlife these islands have tooffer in a natural setting.Halfway between London and Brighton in the village Lingfield(close to the renowned Lingfield Park Racecourse) The British Wildlife centrewas our destination of choice last week to catch a glimpse of the mysteriousPine Marten, Weasel and Water Vole. Click to Enlarge       Is it me or would the guy above left make an excellent Bond Villian with his white fang! Don't forget to enter our 'Gold Digger' Giveaway
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High Beeches

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Nestled in the forest ridges of West Sussex, mid-way between London and the south coast sits High Beeches Woodland & Water Garden, containing a beautiful collection of rarely seen plants and trees surrounding peaceful water gardens.  Click to Enlarge
The reason for our visit was to view the Blue Willow Gentians which are in full flower at this time of year. High Beeches is said to be the only UK garden in which these shade loving plants have naturalised in such large numbers.  We took to the descending paths, through an acid wildflower meadow that had notbeen ploughed or cultivated within living memory to see pirouetting butterflies,diaphanous winged dragonflies and friends dancing amongst the Devil's BitScabious. Down into enchanting mossy woodland glades, we walked marked tracks past pondsbordered by enormous Gunnera Manicata, malodourous American Swamp Lily and thenthankfully on to swathes of sweetly scented Hedychium Gardnerianum growing undera dizzying array of trees including some very impressive Magnolia, Rhododendron and Acer. 


 At last the WillowGentians we sought revealed themselves with trumpet shaped flowers in the most beautiful and vivid shade of blue scattered all over the lower gardens. The long descend concluded with a much longer ascend to a well deserved picnic with views over the High Weald.


  

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The Mile High Garden

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It's 10am and a break in the weather had me calling for Hercules the chauffeur to fire up the silver lady, so we could take a trip to one of London's best kept secrets. A place in the heart of the city where a wise old Oak tree filters the twinkling rays of morning sun through it's 120ft high canopy, casting dancing shadows on luxurious lawns, reflecting a mosaic of light upon the quiet stream that passes under a scarlet bridge. A place where a chap can order a Bellini whilst gazing out over the vast metropolis without so much as a car horn to break the silence.

 Welcome to The Roof Gardens, one hundred feet above High Street Kensington in Central London. A grade II listed site and Europe's largest rooftop garden area of one and a half acres crowning the building which was until 1975 home of the legendary BIBA store. The Roof Gardens have been under the ownership of Richard Branson since 1981. 

 Masquerading as a tranquil urban oasis by day, you can almost feel the rock and roll mayhem and adventure these gardens have played host to over four decades of partying after the sun goes down. Not quite the Kensington Garden Peter Pan would have frequented. It's been quite a few years since I was last here at an after show party and I've never seen the gardens in daylight. One floor up is the Babylon restaurant with it's fantastic outside deck providing views of London's iconic skyline. The Royal Albert Hall, Shard, Battersea power station and the London Eye all clearly visible.


 The gardens are divided into a playful infusion of pure escapist styles including Moorish fantasy, Tudor formality, English woodland and Oriental romantic. The entire garden is growing unbelievably in only eighteen inches of soil including the 75 year old Oak tree that looms over the woodland garden.

 The thirty five year old resident Flamingos are a hardy bunch and quite happy to spend the winter here. Bill, Ben, Slosh and Pecks are to be found greedily filtering algae in the ponds unfazed by my eager lens trying to capture their magnificent plumage.  



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