# chelsea flower show (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 7 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover chelsea flower show. Page: Feed: --- ## [How to ruin your garden & what to do instead](https://thewelldressedgarden.substack.com/p/how-to-ruin-your-garden-and-what) _2026-08-22 · Pollyanna Wilkinson · The Well-Dressed Garden_ Classic mistakes I see again and again + clever tricks to make your garden so much better. Episode 1. ## [Bountiful, blowsy and scented: The gravity-defying walled garden at the Palace of Bishop Auckland](https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/finest-to-visit/bountiful-blowsy-and-scented-the-gravity-defying-walled-garden-at-the-palace-of-bishop-auckland) _2026-08-22 · Mary Keen · Latest from Country Life in Gardens_ The gardens of the Palace of Bishop Auckland, Co Durham —home of Jonathanand Jane Ruffer — have undergone extensive garden restoration and creation work overseen by Pip Morrison. Mary Keen paid a visit to one of its highlights: the steeply-sloped walled garden, returned to full production since 2024. Photographs by Andrea Jones. ## [Gaudí or Gaudy?](https://myrealgardens.substack.com/p/gaudi-or-gaudy) _2026-08-21 · Ann-Marie Powell · My Real Gardens_ Barcelona: Four days, one teenager, and a lot of colour. ## [Self-reliance is India’s next independence](https://www.easterneye.biz/india-self-reliance-narendra-modi/) _2026-08-21 · Amit Roy · EasternEye_ IT IS hard to imagine what life must have been like when India was under British rule. It certainly would not have been able to make the remarkable progress it has since the country became independent on August 15, 1947. Narendra Modi marked India’s 80th Independence Day by addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort in Delhi. He has been prime minister since 2014. In that period, it… ## [A summer of prickles and rashes, splinters, scrapes and scratches, a season of stings: Nature is biting back](https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/gardens/nature-is-biting-back-this-summer) _2026-08-20 · Jason Goodwin · Latest from Country Life in Gardens_ Jason Goodwin reflects on a summer of bites, pricks and stings. ## [Why being the main opponent to Farage could be the biggest prize in British politics](https://www.easterneye.biz/nigel-farage-clacton-win-count-binface/) _2026-08-18 · Sunder Katwala · EasternEye_ Nigel Farage is the MP for Clacton once again, a month after standing down to ask his constituents if they would vote for him again. He is back where he started. Farage’s advisers had mistakenly assumed that his resignation could permanently end the Commons inquiry into undeclared donations after the July 2024 general election. But that inquiry recommenced as soon as Farage’s re-election was… ## [How to Rewild a Small Garden by Creating Mounds and Microhabitats](https://www.plus.lettssafari.com/p/how-to-rewild-a-small-garden-by-creating) _2026-08-18 · John Watton · LettsSafari+: Rewilding_ Rewilding a garden doesn’t require acres of land, major landscaping or even a particularly large garden. ## [Trump never lets facts spoil a story](https://www.easterneye.biz/jason-arday-death-donald-trump/) _2026-08-15 · Amit Roy · EasternEye_ US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has come out in strong support of Jason Arday, the 41-yearold professor who had to stand down from his position at Cambridge University after being accused of telling porkies about his academic achievements. “I sympathise with you, Jason,” said the president in a personal note to Arday, whose PhD thesis appeared to bear a remarkable resemblance to the work of other… ## [The Somerset house that brought 'jungle gardening' to the English](https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/finest-to-visit/the-somerset-house-that-brought-jungle-gardening-to-the-english-country-cottage) _2026-08-15 · Charles Quest-Ritson · Latest from Country Life in Gardens_ East Lambrook Manor in Somerset — home of Andrew and Alison Johnson— where Margery Fish’s exuberant ‘jungle gardening’ style took shape, is flourishing once again under new custodianship. Charles Quest-Ritson paid a visit; photography by Jonathan Buckley. ## [25 drought tolerant plants that do not care about a heatwave (or three).](https://thewelldressedgarden.substack.com/p/the-drought-tolerant-plants-that) _2026-08-15 · Pollyanna Wilkinson · The Well-Dressed Garden_ And all the happy plants in my studio garden - ready for you to plant this Autumn. ## [PixelRift — Platforming with Level Editor (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/05c3msj59USF) _2026-08-15 · **Sponsored**_ Includes a built-in level editor, campaign with elemental heroes, and boss encounters. ## [I Have Given Up on the Lawn. I Have Not Given Up on August.](https://myrealgardens.substack.com/p/i-have-given-up-on-the-lawn-i-have) _2026-08-14 · Ann-Marie Powell · My Real Gardens_ I’ve been saying it all summer. ## [The French Capability Brown meets English-style design in this German garden](https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/was-this-garden-influenced-by-the-french-capability-brown) _2026-08-13 · Pamela Goodman · Latest from Country Life in Gardens_ A jewel in Germany’s crown: there’s more than a hint of the fairy tale about Schloss Dyck in the Rhineland. ## [When protest becomes a pogrom: The Home Office must draw a clearer line](https://www.easterneye.biz/norfolk-protest-anti-immigration-home-office/) _2026-08-11 · Sunder Katwala · EasternEye_ IT TOOK three nights of violence in Thetford, Norfolk for the police to restore order. A crowd chanted “get them out” and “deport, deport, deport” as they pelted a house with eggs and smashed the windows. Several dozen people tried to break down the door, hoping to confront the people inside, violently attacking the police who blocked them. This violent criminality was not political protest, but… ## [Can Rewilding Make Our Landscapes More Resilient to Wildfire?](https://www.plus.lettssafari.com/p/can-rewilding-make-our-landscapes) _2026-08-11 · John Watton · LettsSafari+: Rewilding_ The devastating fire at Dunwich Heath in Suffolk has highlighted an increasingly important question: can rewilding help create landscapes that cope better with hotter, drier conditions? ## ['If you garden like this, it is almost impossible to get help — it’s more akin to doing a painting or an embroidery': The exotic and wonderful Copper House garden in Kent](https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/finest-to-visit/if-you-garden-like-this-it-is-almost-impossible-to-get-help-its-more-akin-to-doing-a-painting-or-an-embroidery-the-exotic-and-wonderful-copper-house-garden-in-kent) _2026-08-08 · Kathryn Bradley-Hole · Latest from Country Life in Gardens_ Successional planting is one of the trickiest skills to master, but the results in this intensively and brilliantly planted new garden speak for themselves. Kathryn Bradley-Hole paid a visit to the garden at The Copper House in Cranbrook, Kent —home of Stephen and Eleanor Cochrane —to find out more. ## [Cuttings: Books you will LOVE, a haircut, mum guilt, autumn gems...](https://thewelldressedgarden.substack.com/p/cuttings-books-you-will-love-a-haircut) _2026-08-08 · Pollyanna Wilkinson · The Well-Dressed Garden_ ... and the Iris trick I bet you didn't know. ## [Proof that it’s possible to make airport outfits cool. Our 5-step guide to travelling in intelligent style.](https://meandem.substack.com/p/proof-that-its-possible-to-make-airport) _2026-08-07 · The Style Section by ME and EM · The Style Section_ We’re a brand founded on making busy women’s lives easier, and what’s busier than an airport? ## [Tehran calls Trump’s bluff](https://www.easterneye.biz/us-iran-war-donald-trump/) _2026-08-07 · Amit Roy · EasternEye_ DONALD TRUMP has once again threatened Iran’s Islamic regime with serious consequences. The US president has effectively been telling Tehran: “I’m locked, loaded and ready to go – if you don’t stop attacking American forces and our allies, we’ll hold peace talks with you.” Instead of an overnight regime change, the war with Iran has now dragged on for five months. It is quite possible the… ## [What I See When I Walk Into Your Garden (Sorry)](https://myrealgardens.substack.com/p/what-i-see-when-i-walk-into-your) _2026-08-07 · Ann-Marie Powell · My Real Gardens_ Indian sandstone. Plastic ties. The terrace that’s a fraction too big. And what to do about all of it. ## ['Stately, spacious and much more enjoyable': The RHS garden show that outdoes Chelsea](https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/advice/stately-spacious-and-much-more-enjoyable-the-rhs-garden-show-that-outdoes-chelsea) _2026-08-06 · Mary Keen · Latest from Country Life in Gardens_ A visit to RHS Badminton left Mary Keen impressed. ## [One platform, from silicon to agent (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/6Xq9K7yCVVUr) _2026-08-06 · **Sponsored**_ Serverless inference plus Inference Router to optimize cost and latency at scale. ## [Can Burnham find a new balance on immigration?](https://www.easterneye.biz/andy-burnham-immigration-policy/) _2026-08-05 · Sunder Katwala · EasternEye_ “MANY people from other countries have been caring for my dad. I want those carers to know we appreciate you – and we appreciate what you are doing to support people here”. Andy Burnham chose fixing social care for his first major policy speech as prime minister. He also offered the most positive and personal expres­sion of gratitude for migrants’ contri­bution since Boris Johnson name-checked the… ## [Keystone Planting: The Simple Way to Make Your Garden Work Harder for Wildlife](https://www.plus.lettssafari.com/p/keystone-planting-the-simple-way) _2026-08-04 · John Watton · LettsSafari+: Rewilding_ Recent gardening experts have been championing a simple but powerful idea known as keystone planting. Instead of trying to grow as many different plants as possible, the approach focuses on choosing a relatively small number of native species that support the greatest variety of wildlife. ## [This time next year.....](https://thewelldressedgarden.substack.com/p/this-time-next-year) _2026-08-01 · Pollyanna Wilkinson · The Well-Dressed Garden_ What do you want your garden to look like? ## ['Mystery, subtle magic, and strange, elusive charm which must be felt but cannot wholly be understood': The exquisite Italianate gardens of Renishaw Hall](https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/gardens/mystery-subtle-magic-and-strange-elusive-charm-which-must-be-felt-but-cannot-wholly-be-understood-the-exquisite-italianate-gardens-of-renishaw-hall) _2026-08-01 · George Plumptre · Latest from Country Life in Gardens_ Renishaw Hall in Derbyshire is one of the earliest and finest gardens to appear in Country Life. The Anglo-Italian landscape created by Sir George Sitwell —and now home of Alexandra Sitwell and her husband, Rick Hayward — continues to enthral visitors with its elusive charms over a century later. Main photography by Clive Nichols. ## [Is Gardening TV Still Relevant?](https://myrealgardens.substack.com/p/is-gardening-tv-still-relevant) _2026-07-31 · Ann-Marie Powell · My Real Gardens_ A film crew (maybe), eleven of us at Latitude (nine in horticulture), and my VERY long arms ## [Alan Titchmarsh: Beautifying your borders](https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/advice/alan-titchmarsh-beautifying-your-borders) _2026-07-30 · Alan Titchmarsh · Latest from Country Life in Gardens_ The gardener, writer and broadcaster Alan Titchmarsh shares his tips on making the most of your flower borders. ## [How to get through the heatwave in style](https://meandem.substack.com/p/were-hot-and-bothered-so-are-you) _2026-07-28 · The Style Section by ME and EM · The Style Section_ We Brits are known for our stiff upper lip. ## [Burnham’s identity politics challenge is to bridge divides](https://www.easterneye.biz/andy-burnham-identity-politics/) _2026-07-28 · Sunder Katwala · EasternEye_ The politics of identity was central to Andy Burnham’s first week as prime minister, which took him from 10, Downing Street in London to end his week opening a new No 10 North in Manchester. Declaring it “a north pole to balance the south pole”, Burnham took care to make an argument about rebalancing power. As leader of and from the north, Burnham knows he must now commit to being a prime minister… ## [Pollinator Pit Stops: How to Turn Any Outdoor Space into a Haven for Wildlife](https://www.plus.lettssafari.com/p/pollinator-pit-stops-how-to-turn) _2026-07-28 · John Watton · LettsSafari+: Rewilding_ Whether you have a large garden, a small patio or just a sunny balcony, you can help reverse the decline of bees, butterflies and other pollinators. ## [Chancellor Healey faces tax dilemma](https://www.easterneye.biz/john-healey-chancellor-comment/) _2026-07-25 · Amit Roy · EasternEye_ GREATER love hath no man for his country than Sir Keir Starmer, who gave up his premiership so that Rachel Reeves could be replaced as chancellor by John Healey. But is that it after the bi-annual changing of prime ministers? Starmer was undone by Reeves, who made a wrong move at the start by putting VAT on private school fees. The result is that over 100 schools have closed, with no apparent… ## [Daily plans, scheduled by AI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/uEdY5rmI2OQ3) _2026-07-25 · **Sponsored**_ AI-made daily plans that schedule tasks and protect focus time. ## [Everything you need to know about lavender](https://thewelldressedgarden.substack.com/p/everything-you-need-to-know-about) _2026-07-25 · Pollyanna Wilkinson · The Well-Dressed Garden_ Solving all your lavender problems: how to stop it turning into a woody mess, how to prune, where to grow and more. ## [On top of the world: The spectacular clifftop garden at Chygurno](https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/finest-to-visit/on-top-of-the-world-the-spectacular-clifftop-garden-at-chygurno) _2026-07-25 · Kirsty Fergusson · Latest from Country Life in Gardens_ Life on a Cornish clifftop presents particular challenges, but also bountiful rewards for Robert and Carol Moule, the intrepid owners of the garden at Chyrgurno. Kirsty Fergusson finds out more; photography by Mark Boulton. ## [Charles Quest-Ritson: Today’s best young gardeners are well educated, well qualified, and well underpaid. No wonder they're voting with their feet](https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/advice/charles-quest-ritson-todays-best-young-gardeners-are-well-educated-well-qualified-and-well-underpaid) _2026-07-23 · Charles Quest-Ritson · Latest from Country Life in Gardens_ Up and coming gardeners are dotting from job to job like the journeymen gardeners of late-Victorian and Edwardian times, says Charles Quest-Ritson. ## [How to Turn Your Garden into a Bird Haven: Five Simple Steps](https://www.plus.lettssafari.com/p/how-to-turn-your-garden-into-a-bird) _2026-07-21 · John Watton · LettsSafari+: Rewilding_ Recent coverage in the Financial Times highlights a growing movement across the UK: gardeners are transforming even modest outdoor spaces into thriving habitats for birds and other wildlife. ## [Why Burnham's ambitious plan for change remains a work in progress](https://www.easterneye.biz/andy-burnham-challenges-as-uk-pm/) _2026-07-21 · Nayana Ashok · EasternEye_ Andy Burnham left Buckingham Palace on Monday (20) acutely aware of the gap between the scale of his ambition - to deliver the biggest changes for forty years - and the Downing Street revolving door that makes him already the sixth new prime minister in a decade. Only two summers before, Sir Keir Starmer, in possession of an election landslide, had spoken of a decade of national renewal. Now he… ## [My Real Heatwave Garden 💜🧡](https://myrealgardens.substack.com/p/my-real-heatwave-garden) _2026-07-19 · Ann-Marie Powell · My Real Gardens_ A recording from Ann-Marie Powell's live video ## [Turning your fantasy plant list into a border design.](https://thewelldressedgarden.substack.com/p/turning-your-fantasy-plant-list-into) _2026-07-18 · Pollyanna Wilkinson · The Well-Dressed Garden_ Planting Design 101 - down to the nitty gritty ## [It is like 'rush hour for foxes and badgers' every night: A Sussex garden with timeless views and perfect harmony](https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/finest-to-visit/underhill-house) _2026-07-18 · Kathryn Bradley-Hole · Latest from Country Life in Gardens_ Harmony and sympathy with the surroundings are the watchwords in the charming East Sussex garden at Underhill House, nestled between the South Downs and the sea. Kathryn Bradley-Hole paid a visit; photographs by Mimi Connolly. ## [Is The English Garden a Goner?](https://myrealgardens.substack.com/p/is-the-english-garden-a-goner) _2026-07-17 · Ann-Marie Powell · My Real Gardens_ Three heatwaves, a drought, and a thought I can’t un-think. ## [England's Biggest Wildlife Recovery Investment Starts in Small Places - Here's How You Can Help](https://www.plus.lettssafari.com/p/englands-biggest-wildlife-recovery) _2026-07-14 · John Watton · LettsSafari+: Rewilding_ The UK Government this week announced the largest-ever investment in species recovery, with £60 million supporting 130 conservation projects across England. The programme will help protect 364 threatened species, from butterflies and bats to rare plants and freshwater wildlife, while restoring habitats across farmland, rivers, woodlands and coastlines. ## [Hurry Up, Dahlias (And Everything Else)](https://myrealgardens.substack.com/p/hurry-up-dahlias-and-everything-else) _2026-07-10 · Ann-Marie Powell · My Real Gardens_ Heatwave (again). Rudbeckia. Patience. ## [Farage cannot explain away his rising wealth](https://www.easterneye.biz/nigel-farage-wealth-reform-uk/) _2026-07-08 · Amit Roy · EasternEye_ SOME political analysts believe Reform party leader Nigel Farage might have passed his sell by date. Does that mean Farage is finished? I would have thought not, but former Spectator editor Fraser Nelson wrote a piece in the Times, headlined: “Is Nigel Farage becoming a liability for Reform? Leader is increasingly tetchy when asked about source of his money and unhappy with the party’s move… ## [Why Burnham's faith matters less after Sunak's premiership](https://www.easterneye.biz/andy-burnham-catholic-prime-minister/) _2026-07-07 · Sunder Katwala · EasternEye_ Whether Andy Burnham should be the next prime minister is the question facing Labour MPs this week. It is set to be the shortest leadership contest imaginable. As nominations open on Thursday (9), Burnham's Labour parliamentary colleagues will queue up to nominate him. The main question is whether they will do so in numbers sufficient to already give him an unassailable landslide on day one. There… ## [Britain's Wildlife-Friendly Gardens And Rewilding Your Own Space](https://www.plus.lettssafari.com/p/britains-wildlife-friendly-gardens) _2026-07-07 · John Watton · LettsSafari+: Rewilding_ This summer, hundreds of gardens across the UK are opening their gates through the National Garden Scheme, giving visitors the chance to explore beautiful outdoor spaces while raising money for good causes. ## [Cuttings: Seeds to sow now, holiday reads and high street gems](https://thewelldressedgarden.substack.com/p/cuttings-seeds-to-sow-now-holiday) _2026-07-04 · Pollyanna Wilkinson · The Well-Dressed Garden_ Plus your guide to some very cool US brands, TV shows to binge and what to do in the garden this month. ## [I was not supposed to end up here.](https://myrealgardens.substack.com/p/miners-granddaughters-dont-become) _2026-07-03 · Ann-Marie Powell · My Real Gardens_ Kitchen scissors, rave culture, a hillside of lupins, and thirty years I wouldn't change for anything. ## [How to Create a Wildlife-Friendly Garden That Can Cope with Hotter Summers](https://www.plus.lettssafari.com/p/how-to-create-a-wildlife-friendly) _2026-06-30 · John Watton · LettsSafari+: Rewilding_ We’ve all no doubt struggled with the recent hot weather. ## [The Things Nobody Tells You About Divorce](https://thewelldressedgarden.substack.com/p/the-things-nobody-tells-you-about) _2026-06-27 · Pollyanna Wilkinson · The Well-Dressed Garden_ The good, the bad and the completely unexpected as a mother in her 40's ## [My 5am heatwave rounds](https://myrealgardens.substack.com/p/heatwave-hows-your-garden-coping) _2026-06-26 · Ann-Marie Powell · My Real Gardens_ Plant survivors, casualties, and what I'm changing because of it. ## [How to Create Connected Wildlife Habitats in Your Community](https://www.plus.lettssafari.com/p/how-to-create-connected-wildlife) _2026-06-23 · John Watton · LettsSafari+: Rewilding_ Lessons from London's Tree Ring Project