Introducing … Scilla peruviana
Reading time 6 minutes
The adage ‘it takes all sorts’ applies just as accurately to plants as is does to people. Some plants hide their light under […]
Bulbs
Watergate House, Fordwich: A Modern Romantic Garden
Reading time 9 minutes
The town of Fordwich has the distinction of being the smallest in England. Situated on the River Stour, which connects Canterbury with the English […]
34 Cross Road, Walmer: A Garden For All Senses
Reading time 9 minutes
Living and gardening by the coast, I find my senses become attuned to a very specific set of sensations: the sound of seagulls, restless […]
RHS London Orchid Show & Plant Fair 2018
Reading time 10 minutes
Orchids are extraordinary flowers. They display remarkable diversity in colour, size and form. Some are scented, some are designed to entrap insects and few, […]
The Late Late April Show
Reading time 7 minutes
Spring is arriving in slow motion at The Watch House. I’ve been watching a single bud of Narcissus ‘Golden Ducat’ striving to open for […]
10 Easy Flowering Bulbs to Plant For Summer Colour
Reading time 21 minutes
There are few plants as rewarding and foolproof to grow as those that sprout from bulbs, corms, tubers and rhizomes. Among their number […]
Living in the Moment
Reading time 7 minutes
The changing of the clocks makes an enormous difference to my enjoyment of the garden. Although the mornings have temporarily descended back into […]
Cold Front
Reading time 5 minutes
Hold the front page, the Beast from the East is not quite done with us yet. On Saturday we’re due to plunge back into […]
Down But Not Out
Reading time 5 minutes
I’ll confess last week’s wind and snow damage got me down, not that I had a great deal of time to dwell on it. […]
The Best Things in Life are Free
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I have largely avoided being drawn into snowdrop mania this year. I have no snowdrops in my garden (which is […]
RHS London Early Spring Plant Fair 2018
Reading time 9 minutes
One event in my calendar heralds the approach of spring like no other: the RHS London Early Spring Plant Fair. Throughout the first, frozen […]
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 […]