Getting to the Poinsettia
Reading time 9 minutes
With its brightly-coloured, star-shaped bracts, the poinsettia is one of the most recognisable symbols of Christmas in the world. We find it in supermarkets, […]
Annuals
An Extraordinary Autumn
Reading time 8 minutes
There comes a moment every autumn when I leave home and return again under the cover of darkness. Since I have been living full […]
Plant Profile: Solenostemon ‘Henna’
Reading time 7 minutes
My garden is so jam-packed with plants by early autumn that I can barely move around outside. Far from holding plants back, a […]
Plant Profile: Asarina scandens
Reading time 6 minutes
As the heatwave drags on, my evenings are consumed by watering the garden. Already short, their length is reducing daily so that I am […]
Daily Flower Candy: Begonia ‘Million Kisses Elegance’
Reading time 3 minutes
I consider myself a progressive gardener, but some habits are hard to kick. Growing in containers is an enforced habit as I have […]
In Praise of Nemesias
Reading time 6 minutes
When something you like grows well in your garden it makes sense to grow more of it. I count agapanthus, zantedeschia, trachelospermum and […]
Great Dixter: Pots of Plenty
Reading time 11 minutes
The recent chilly weather has had its pros and cons. The downside for eager gardeners who have been nurturing seedlings and planting out […]
Daily Flower Candy: Cobaea scandens
Reading time 6 minutes
The last time I wrote about Cobaea scandens was at Christmas and I make no apology for featuring it again so soon. Barring a few […]
A Tale of Two Gardens
Reading time 13 minutes
Nurturing two gardens eighty eight miles apart is mainly a blessing, but sometimes a curse. The task becomes tricky if we want to […]
A Growing Obsession
Reading time 7 minutes
The promise of a new library has fuelled my growing obsession with books related to gardens and gardening. My Christmas list is a roll call of […]