The Dilettante Gardener
and incorporating
The Dilettante Cook

Welcome to The Dilettante Gardener. Here you can read the latest editions of our new journal, which will incorporate the Dilettante Cook.
The Dilettante Gardener lays no claim to promote anything more than the enjoyment of gardening for its own sake.
The Dilettante Cook takes the enjoyment of gardening a stage further: into the kitchen!

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New Issue Number 17 New
January 2012
“in which we talk of beds, venison and clapshot
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Issue Number 16
October 2011
as ye sow so shall ye reap”
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Issue Number 15
September 2011
in which we talk of TeaPees, Tomatoes and Tales
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Issue Number 14
July 2011
in which we talk of the enigma that is Summer and a handy construct
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Issue Number 13

June 2011
in which we learn there is nothing more important than the earthworm!
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Issue Number 12
in which there is talk of Seesaws, Plants and Waists!
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Issue Number 11

in which there is talk of Food and Fools!
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Issue Number 10
in which there is talk of Spring and barter!
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 Issue Number 9
in which we speak of many things but not of cabbages and kings !
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Issue Number 8
in which we speak of Sheds and bread on your table!
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 Issue Number 7
in which we speak of Big Bamboo, Pukka Pies and a Fabulous Fence!
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Issue Number 6
in which we speak of Haddock, The Good Lord and Cullen Skink!
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Issue Number 5
in which we speak of Eucalyptus Trees and Irish Stew!
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Issue Number 4
in which we speak of the Mighty Plum and Pruning!
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Issue Number 3
in which we speak of Pests, Giants and a Feast!
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SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT Gardeners Beware!
a cautionary tale
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Issue Number 2
in which we speak of ponds, currants, raspberries, birds and poaching a trout!
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Issue Number 1
The Reason Why? An introduction...............
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Editor Euilleam Ross © waived unless stated otherwise. Copying Encouraged
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