Countdown to Christmas
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I can count the number of days I get to spend at home before Christmas on one hand. I’ve stopped buying an advent calendar […]
Bulbs
Winter Sun
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I love it when it’s cold and sunny. I can tolerate the frostiest weather so long as I have the sun’s rays on my […]
Preparing The Watch House for Winter
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When I left my garden, in early October, it was still a summer garden. By the time I returned, at the end of […]
Daily Flower Candy: Zephyranthes carinata
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Zephyranthes carinata : rosepink zephyr lily, pink rain lily, Indian crocus The parts of China I’m required to visit on my buying trips […]
Daily Flower Candy: Nerine filamentosa
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When I chose to buy bulbs of Nerine filamentosa, I was wooed by the catalogue description of flowers so delightful that one might […]
Midsummer’s Day Dreaming
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What an extraordinary spell of weather we have been having. It’s so hot that I am relieved to be returning home to the […]
Daily Flower Candy: Lilium martagon ‘Arabian Knight’
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Phew! What a scorcher the weekend was. Whilst I had the right idea on Saturday, spending much of the day at my friend’s […]
Last Hurrah
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Slowly but surely the petals are falling from my tulips, one by one, leaving skinny seed pods where yesterday hovered fat balloons of […]
My Perfect Ten Tulips
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In spite of late planting and a cold April, it has been an exceptional year for tulips at The Watch House. They have […]
Drama Queens II: Tulip ‘Orange Dynasty’
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Choosing tulips from a catalogue is rather like deciding which confections to buy from a sweet shop. Each variety has something to tempt […]
Drama Queens I: Tulipa ‘Slawa’
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Ladies and gentlemen, for my 800th post, may I present you with the first of two floral drama queens; a bold, brassy diva […]
A week is a long time in gardening
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It was British Prime Minister Harold Wilson who first said ‘a week is a long time in politics’. Almost sixty years later, his […]