Iris Reticulata ‘Pauline’
Reading time 7 minutes
In an exciting new development, the following post can now be enjoyed as a podcast as well as in text and photographs. Cultivars of […]
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February Flowers
Reading time 8 minutes
It’s that time of year when galanthophiles (the polite name for snowdrop bores) start to bombard social media with images of their pearly-white treasures. […]
Action Stations!
Reading time 7 minutes
One can be excused for inactivity during January – after all, Christmas is exhausting – but with the arrival of February the garden begins […]
Daily Flower Candy: Iris ‘Blue Note’ and Iris ‘Painted Lady’
Reading time 4 minutes
I planted so many pots with bulbs before Christmas that I’ve had to bring them on in serried ranks down the side of both […]
Chelsea Flower Show 2017: Chengdu Silk Road Garden
Reading time 9 minutes
When I go to the Chelsea Flower Show, I want to see flowers. Whilst in the Great Pavilion this expectation is met in […]
Daily Flower Candy: Iris bucharica AGM
Reading time 4 minutes
Despite being a plantaholic, the existence of certain plants eludes me. Then, all of a sudden, a ‘new’ discovery will burst onto the scene, […]
Great Dixter Spring Plant Fair 2017
Reading time 10 minutes
Every visit to Great Dixter is a treat, but when the additional carrot of a plant fair is dangled in front of my […]
Chelsea Flower Show 2016: The Vestra Wealth Garden of Mindful Living
Reading time 9 minutes
Despite the unpredictability of the British weather, the idea of outdoor living has always appealed to me. In another life I’m convinced I lived […]
Daily Flower Candy: Iris confusa
Reading time 6 minutes
Iris confusa: bamboo iris, 扁竹蘭 As the fig, olive and bay have matured, our seaside garden has become partly shaded. Where once plants basked […]
My Top Spring Bulbs 2016
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For the last two months our seaside garden has been ablaze with spring bulbs. Even if I do say so myself, this year’s display […]
How to Create a Spring Bulb Theatre
Reading time 18 minutes
One can never plant too many spring-flowering bulbs. However tedious the chore may seem in late summer and autumn, planting spring bulbs is one […]
Daily Flower Candy: Iris histrioides ‘George’ AGM
Reading time 5 minutes
I don’t know about you, but my green fingers fail me when it comes to keeping early spring irises flowering from one season to […]