Daily Flower Candy: Crocus chrysanthus ‘Herald’
Reading time 3 minutes
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 […]
Bulbs
Planting Containers for Winter Colour
Reading time 10 minutes
January can be a bleak month for us gardeners, our outdoor spaces painfully devoid of colour and working conditions far from ideal. The less […]
The Very Best of 2014 – A Year In Pictures
Reading time 21 minutes
I embark on my review of 2014 with a degree of trepidation, as this year did not turn out to be quite as joyful as […]
Simply Red
Reading time 7 minutes
For that essential splash of Christmas red there is nothing quite like amaryllis. Poinsettias are passé and carnations a cliché, so I like to be bold […]
Last Knockings
Reading time 5 minutes
As far as flowers are concerned the pickings are fairly slim in our London garden at this time of year. Because of this I […]
Flower Therapy
Reading time 3 minutes
Tonight I am greatly in need of a happy pill. The best I can muster from the depths of the medicine cabinet is a […]
Going Potty
Reading time 3 minutes
October and November are second only to May and June in terms of the amount there is to do in our garden. All four months […]
The Winds of Change
Reading time 4 minutes
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 […]
Daily Flower Candy: Lilium ‘Kushi Maya’
Reading time 3 minutes
‘Lilies in October!?’ I hear you exclaim. Maybe in the southern hemisphere, but not in England, surely? Well yes actually, these wonderful, fragrant flowers […]
Daily Flower Candy: Colchicum ‘Waterlily’
Reading time 3 minutes
These flowers may faintly resemble those of a Nymphaea, but here the resemblance of Colchicum ‘Waterlily’ to an aquatic plant ends. Like other colchicums, the flowers […]
Daily Flower Candy: Amaryllis belladonna
Reading time 2 minutes
Whether it’s candy floss, baby, lipstick or rose, when it comes to autumn flowering bulbs, shades of pink are decidedly de rigueur. Right now there […]
Sissinghurst – Crazy for Colchicums
Reading time 7 minutes
I am guilty, guilty of having twice visited Sissinghurst this year and not having posted anything about it. Had this been any other garden I […]