Your Garden In October
Reading time 35 minutes
October can be glorious or ghastly, depending on how the weather gods are feeling. I recall travelling to Delhi in October 2011 and the […]
Wild Flowers
Your Garden In July
Reading time 32 minutes
With July comes the start of summer proper. All hints of spring are now banished, replaced by stronger, brighter colours and a sense of established luxuriance. Savour the moment and prepare for the busy months that lie ahead.
How To Enjoy Your Garden In June
Reading time 33 minutes
June is the most quintessentially English month. Country gardens are brimming with hollyhocks, lupins, delphiniums, peonies, irises and, of course, roses. Here’s how to get the most enjoyment from your garden this month.
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022 – 5 Sensational Show Gardens
Reading time 15 minutes
It was so good to return to Chelsea and witness its return to form. In this post I showcase 5 of my favourite show gardens in words and pictures.
Chelsea Flower Show 2022 Preview – A Garden Sanctuary
Reading time 11 minutes
Enjoy a quick tour of this serene, Japanese-inspired garden conceived as a space to decompress and reconnect with nature.
How To Enjoy Your Garden in May
Reading time 37 minutes
How to get the most out of your garden in the merry month of May.
Discovering Daffodils
Reading time 11 minutes
It’s a little known fact – so little known that one might almost call it a secret – that the first job I ever […]
Delos Reimagined
Reading time 10 minutes
I imagine I have a lot to deal with at The Watch House, but being the custodian of a large, historic garden is a […]
Plant Profile: Ivy-leaved toadflax
Reading time 7 minutes
Cymbalaria muralis: Ivy-leaved toadflax, ivywort, Kenilworth ivy, coliseum ivy, Oxford ivy, mother of thousands, mother of millions, thousand flower, pennywort, wandering sailor, Aaron’s beard, […]
Violet Time
Reading time 5 minutes
One of the many frustrations of having flu is that everything tastes and smells odd. Apparently viral particles linger longer in the nose and […]
Winter Heliotrope: Petasites fragrans
Reading time 5 minutes
What better way to start the New Year at The Frustrated Gardener than with a plant that flowers through the darkest, coldest months. The […]
Whatever the Weather
Reading time 8 minutes
The elements just keep on giving this year. In the space of three months we’ve had record cold and record […]