Dentists and Indulgences: The Return from Chelsea
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There is nothing quite like a visit to the Chelsea Flower Show to galvanise one into action vis-à-vis one’s own garden. I returned […]
Echium
Daily Flower Candy: Echium wildpretii
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Native to the Canary Islands, echiums are sky-rocketing giants of the plant world. But, like an unfortunate child star, they reach their peak early […]
Daily Flower Candy: Echium candicans
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Travel agents report that the second week in January is the peak week for holiday bookings. This is hardly surprising given the short days, miserable […]
Anticipation
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For the lucky few – journalists, celebrities and royalty – the Chelsea Flower Show starts today. The rest of must wait until 8am tomorrow […]
Plant Portraits: Digitalis sceptrum
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For the most part, the experience of gardening is a succession of small triumphs and minor failures, all of which make us stronger people […]
Having A Moment
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All gardens have special moments when they look their best. For many it happens in May or early June when new growth is still […]
Chelsea 2013: The Arthritis Research UK Garden
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As the clock ticked around to 8pm on Wednesday evening, we finally reached the Arthritis Research UK Garden, winner of a gold medal and […]
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
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We’re a bit stuck this weekend. The white stuff came down constantly in central London yesterday, and whilst it made very little difference to […]