Devastation
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It’s a sad irony that after waxing lyrical about The Salutation earlier this week, the gardens are now under water, drowned by this week’s […]
The Frustrated Gardener
Good Enough to Eat
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No trip to New York is complete without a browse around one of the world’s most appetising shops, Dean & DeLuca on Broadway. Here […]
Return to the Salutation
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With both gardens almost locked-down for winter it’s time to start writing about some of the places that have not yet made it on […]
The Big Apple Beckons
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Although I live and breath Christmas year-round, it’s an annual business trip to New York that really marks the beginning of my festivities. I […]
Daily Flower Candy: Pansy ‘Matrix Cassis’
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The candy jar has been rather empty of late, so I am topping it up today with pansy ‘Matrix Cassis’, planted in a pot […]
Growing Vertical in Victoria
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Victoria, once a grey and unexciting slice of central London sandwiched between Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey, has been undergoing something of a transformation. […]
National Garden Scheme Opening Dates
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It’s official, our garden at The Watch House will be open as part of the National Gardens Scheme on Saturday August 2nd and Sunday […]
Welcoming Back the Birds
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Over the summer, we removed most of our bird feeders for cleaning and to reduce the amount of spilled seed on the terrace. I […]
The Thames Garden Bridge – Elevated Eden or Floral Folly?
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Great cities have one thing in common – ambition. Some display this tastefully, others gaudily, but all want to be bigger, higher, newer and […]
Sizzling Cymbidium
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I promised myself an hour or so this afternoon to catch up with a mountain of unread magazines, but typically I’ve ended distracted by […]
Bagging a Bargain
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It’s the time of year when garden centres abandon horticulture for the glittering commercial opportunity that Christmas offers. For gardeners that are prepared to […]
Daily Flower Candy: Hedychium densiflorum ‘Stephen’
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Clearing our borders of tender perennials last weekend, I was surprised to see the earth scattered with what appeared to be large pomegranate seeds. […]