Three New Projects
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In my current job, holidays are pretty much an impossibility between October and the end of March. The plus side to the inevitable fatigue […]
Bulbs
2014 RHS London Plant and Design Show – Highlights
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Those of you who look in on The Frustrated Gardener regularly will know that I treasure my little jaunts from my place of work […]
The Ten Best Things About A Sunny Saturday
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Waking up to the cry of seagulls (this will rapidly wear off as the breeding season progresses). Opening all the windows and letting the […]
Looking Ahead
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I have been uncharacteristically quiet for the last three days, and for good reason; I have been hard at work signing off our range […]
Plant Portraits: Helleborus x hybridus ‘Bosvigo Doubles’
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Since returning from Cornwall on Monday it has done nothing but rain. In the short hours between work and sleep I have been revisiting […]
Bosvigo Hellebore Day 2014
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When it comes to finding interesting topics for new posts, it can sometimes be a case of feast or famine. Just now, I have […]
Daily Flower Candy: Crocus tomassinianus ‘Roseus’
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Many of us will be familiar with diminutive Crocus tomassinianus, which pops up through lawns and borders in early spring, leaping from the sward […]
Sea Air and Shopping
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Over the last two days I’ve experienced complete sensory overload. Yesterday’s highlight was the RHS London Plant and Design Show, where I was dazzled […]
A Haven for Hellebores
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Plunging down a steep lane at the edge of the cathedral city of Truro, one arrives at Bosvigo. This two acre garden surrounding a […]
Awash With White
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Yesterday we ventured out into the storm-torn Kentish countryside. Public transport was at a standstill after hundreds of trees fell onto train lines linking […]
Daily Flower Candy: Crocus ‘Snow Bunting’ AGM
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The problem with crocuses is that no sun + strong winds = flattened blooms that never progress beyond promising buds. Hailing from central Europe […]
RHS London Plant and Design Show
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A reminder that next week, on Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd February, the RHS will be marking the imminent arrival of spring with their […]