Daily Flower Candy: Jasminum nudiflorum
Reading time 6 minutes
Jasminum nudiflorum: winter jasmine Most plants when translated from their native habitat into gardens adapt quite nicely. Some run riot, others curl up and […]
Climbers
Brave
Reading time 4 minutes
Although the shortest day is firmly behind us, the bitter bulk of winter lies ahead. We’ve got off lightly here in Broadstairs. It […]
How Does my Garden Grow? August
Reading time 11 minutes
My garden has come together rather later than usual, but come together it has. Unburdened by not opening for the National Gardens Scheme, […]
Daily Flower Candy: Clematis ‘Forever Friends’
Reading time 5 minutes
Back in April I ordered a clutch of new clematis for my garden, all from Thorncroft Nursery. They were destined to cover […]
Tales from the Garden Room
Reading time 7 minutes
“If one is going to tell a story with plants, it may as well be an adventure story.” I love all […]
Little Miracle
Reading time 3 minutes
With the exception of bringing a child into the world, there is nothing in life so rewarding as growing a plant from seed. […]
Pretty in Pink: Podranea ricasoliana
Reading time 3 minutes
Draped elegantly over the high walls surrounding Marrakech’s wealthier villas and riads is an elegant climber known variously as pink trumpet vine, Queen of […]
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 […]
Getting The Chop
Reading time 8 minutes
Part of any gardener’s skill set is judging when enough is enough; that point where exuberance and gay abandon tip over into a top-heavy, […]
Daily Flower Candy: Clematis ‘Inspiration’
Reading time 3 minutes
In recent years both gardeners and florists have become better acquainted with non-twining, ‘herbaceous’ clematis. They make excellent border plants, especially in situations […]
Daily Flower Candy: Clematis “Étoile Violette” AGM
Reading time 3 minutes
The only plant of any value that came with the purchase of Polegate Cottage was a clematis. Squeezed into an impossibly tight gap […]
Daily Flower Candy: Clematis ‘Madame Julia Correvon’ AGM
Reading time 3 minutes
It’s been a vintage year for clematis, in our London garden especially. Plants that have previously performed well but never shone have been turbo-charged […]