Simon Goodenough

Gardener, bon viveur, slightly eccentric, family man. RHS Judge and Committee member. Retired and gardening, excited by all things plant.

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@MartinFishHort @The_RHS My lips are sealed 🙂

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@BruceLangridge1 @walesbotanic All the very best for the future, sorry I didn't get back for a visit whilst you were there. Always a welcome here on the IW for you.

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@GardeningSaul As seen from the window, bright sun, scudding clouds, no snow and 7 degrees at 7.30 on the Isle of Wight.

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@DavidHurrion I see this all too often. Always badly maintained, a particular speciality of strapped for cash parks departments!

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@mrmarksteel 2 years ago I was zapped. Tastebuds still weird. Biggest problem lack of saliva so starchy food difficult. Recipe repertoire now totally different but thankfully back to curries 🙂

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Our 23 year old Citroen Berlingo is just great when it comes to removal of hawthorn hedging. Overdue rejuvenation.

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@NorwellNursery Grown it for over 30 years outside on Isle of Wight always cut down by winter. Has been subjected to -10C and survived.

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@BruceLangridge1 @walesbotanic @CoalspoilFungi Just goes to show how little we know about fungi.

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Autumn in our Garden Room

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Finally flowered my Rhodophiala bifida, the "Oxblood Lily" from Argentina. Raised from seed it has been a few years coming!

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@MrTrousdell Moth pollinated, seldom flowers in UK.

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@MrTrousdell @Dawyck @meadowmania Brilliant! Dawyck is such a special place. I need to revisit, long overdue.

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A lot of Agapanthus inapertus 'Sky' yet to open in the garden.

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Our poor little Egremont fell over under the weight of its fruit 😔

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Bits and pieces from the garden, happy colours in the kitchen.🙂

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@SStrzadala Yep, it keeps us pretty busy. Come visit sometime.

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So today, we start the reclaim the stream garden cutback. This year it has gone berserk. Biomass is overwhelming.