The Watch House NGS Open Weekend 2014
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It was about this time last year when our friend Beth began twisting our arm to open for the National Gardens Scheme. We took […]
Container gardening
The Heat Is On
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I love a bit of sun as much as the next man, but when the mercury rises above 25 degrees I am not at […]
Daily Flower Candy: Zantedeschia ‘Picasso’
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I have always rather shunned the colourful, smaller cousins of the Ethiopian lily, Zantedeschia aethiopica, mainly because of their artificial looks and regular, cellophane-wrapped […]
The Watch House Awaits….
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In just less than two weeks, we open our garden at The Watch House in Broadstairs for the National Gardens Scheme. It has not been […]
Daily Flower Candy: Lilium ‘Pink Flavour’
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I have a new favourite lily and it’s called ‘Pink Flavour’. The bulbs were an impulse, end of season purchase from Sarah Raven and […]
Elham NGS Open Gardens
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Nestled in a broad, fertile valley cutting a swathe through East Kent, Elham is the very essence of England. During W.W.II Sir Anthony Eden lived in a […]
Happy Hostas
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A cool, wet start to May has been just what the hostas ordered. Plants in our London garden are emerging lush and leafy, so […]
Up on the Roof
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Just two flights of stairs away from one of Britain’s busiest retail floors, six storeys above Oxford Street, lies London’s newest urban green space. The Frustrated Gardener […]
A Green Moment
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The British Isles are defined by the colour green. It should really be represented on our national flag, or at the least extolled by our national […]
Daily Flower Candy – Spring Greens
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I have been out working in our London garden this evening. With a gentle rain falling the air is filled with the scent of fern […]
Something for Everyone
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It has been an almost perfect Easter weekend. There’s been sunshine for outdoor DIY, rain for the plants (they needed it) and sufficient time to […]
Easter Excess
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Unlike our London garden, which is having an unscheduled green moment, our coastal garden is a riot of colour this Easter. For the first time this […]