{"id":9224,"date":"2014-11-07T02:34:49","date_gmt":"2014-11-07T09:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=9224"},"modified":"2014-11-06T08:24:31","modified_gmt":"2014-11-06T15:24:31","slug":"impressions-from-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/gardening\/impressions-from-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Garden Performance Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Harlow Carr Library by brianpettinger, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/4540967031\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2787\/4540967031_d9420ab154.jpg\" alt=\"Harlow Carr Library\" width=\"500\" height=\"385\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Royal Horticultural Society RHS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>This garden based charity has continued to move towards operating as a large commercial enterprise during the year. I haven&#8217;t followed all the changes to the board and chief executive&#8217;s position but the culture of the organisation seems to be shifting still further from gardeners.<\/li>\n<li>I dislike the changes to the seed distribution scheme. I looked on that as one of the key benefits of membership.<\/li>\n<li>The new Library and Resource Center at Harlow Carr was a spectacular success in my opinion.<\/li>\n<li>During the year I visited Hyde Hall for the first time and was suitably impressed.<\/li>\n<li>&#8216;The Garden&#8217; magazine continues its move towards &#8216;Country Life&#8217; and I await the String of Pearl pictures with dread.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Plant Performance<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Exotics have survived for several years in our gardens but I fear the weather will get its revenge.<\/li>\n<li><!--more--><\/li>\n<li>Pelargoniums are available in progressively wider ranges of sizes and varieties. I see this trend continuing.<\/li>\n<li>Alpine plants are well supported via the AGS.<\/li>\n<li>Vegetable crops have continued to increase in popularity as healthy and economic eating have changed the habits of many gardeners. I now grow far more potatoes, in pots, than I did in a formal plot.<\/li>\n<li>As a low maintenance gardener who likes colourful annuals I have succumbed to buying plug plants with no regrets. Time is scarce and I save sowing, growing and pricking out time at an acceptable cost.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Zinnias by brianpettinger, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/3785475104\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2596\/3785475104_3817a0f1a7.jpg\" alt=\"Zinnias\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Gardening Impression<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Other people&#8217;s gardens are still better than mine or at least contain plants I covet.<\/li>\n<li>The need for better formal structure has become apparent as our designs are laid bare by the snow and ice we have suffered.<\/li>\n<li>Tools and equipment have not moved forward whilst technology has taken over so many other facets of life. Good quality tools designed for the job or a good homemade adaption are still the best.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Burton Agnes Pocklington by brianpettinger, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/4752011555\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4117\/4752011555_79087ca9d7.jpg\" alt=\"Burton Agnes Pocklington\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pond plants will be frozen in this winter.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Gardeners Tips Favourite Links <\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rhs.org.uk\/\">The Royal Horticultural Society <\/a> (RHS)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alpinegardensociety.net\/\">Alpine Garden Society<\/a> (AGS)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gardenorganic.org.uk\/\">Garden Organic<\/a> the national charity for organic gardening formerly Henry Double Day Research<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/gardening\/\">BBC Gardening<\/a><\/li>\n<li>See our sister site <a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/products\/\">Gardening Products<\/a> for tips and ideas on Garden products new and old.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.woodlandtrust.org.uk\/en\/Pages\/default.aspx\">Woodlands Trust<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pacificbulbsociety.org\/\">The Pacific Bulb Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?awinmid=2283&amp;awinaffid=81944&amp;clickref=&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thompson-morgan.com\/plants1\/search.html?section=all&amp;search=pansy=&amp;lbc=thompson-morgan&amp;uid=557154991&amp;ts=custom&amp;w=Pansy&amp;af=&amp;isort=score&amp;method=and&amp;view=plaintext&amp;cnt=300\">Thompson &amp; Morgan<\/a> search for seeds and plants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nccpg.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Plant Heritage (formerly NCCPG).<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ngs.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">NGS &#8211; Gardens open for charity.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hebesoc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hebe Society.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecgs.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">British Hosta and Hemerocallis Society.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecgs.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cottage Garden Society.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishclematis.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">British Clematis Society.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Impressions on how the RHS has performed in 2010 from a garden perspective. 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