Daily Flower Candy: Dutch Crocus (Crocus vernus)
Reading time 5 minutes
The groundflame of the crocus breaks the mould, Fair Spring slides hither o’er the Southern sea, Wavers on her thin stem the snowdrop cold […]
Crocuses
Gold Rush
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There is one colour that’s inextricably linked with early spring, and that’s yellow. Whether it’s canary, lemon, sunflower, primrose or golden, yellow is the colour […]
Bosvigo Hellebore Day 2015
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It’s been weeks since I last saw our London garden in the daylight. At first glance there is not a lot to behold except […]
Daily Flower Candy: Crocus chrysanthus ‘Herald’
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I wished for snow, and it came, although not the right kind of snow. It began promisingly, fine and dusty, but rapidly transformed itself into […]
The Winds of Change
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I’ve just come in from the garden, where the temperature has dropped dramatically since lunchtime. A brisk, rain-laden breeze has whipped up, carrying away summer’s last […]
2014 RHS London Plant and Design Show – Highlights
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Those of you who look in on The Frustrated Gardener regularly will know that I treasure my little jaunts from my place of work […]
Looking Ahead
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I have been uncharacteristically quiet for the last three days, and for good reason; I have been hard at work signing off our range […]
Plant Portraits: Helleborus x hybridus ‘Bosvigo Doubles’
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Since returning from Cornwall on Monday it has done nothing but rain. In the short hours between work and sleep I have been revisiting […]
Bosvigo Hellebore Day 2014
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When it comes to finding interesting topics for new posts, it can sometimes be a case of feast or famine. Just now, I have […]
Daily Flower Candy: Crocus tomassinianus ‘Roseus’
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Many of us will be familiar with diminutive Crocus tomassinianus, which pops up through lawns and borders in early spring, leaping from the sward […]
Sea Air and Shopping
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Over the last two days I’ve experienced complete sensory overload. Yesterday’s highlight was the RHS London Plant and Design Show, where I was dazzled […]
A Haven for Hellebores
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Plunging down a steep lane at the edge of the cathedral city of Truro, one arrives at Bosvigo. This two acre garden surrounding a […]