Daily Flower Candy: Hedychium densiflorum ‘Stephen’
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Clearing our borders of tender perennials last weekend, I was surprised to see the earth scattered with what appeared to be large pomegranate seeds. […]
Container gardening
A Schoolboy Error
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After a night of torrential rain – the kind of deluge that you’d imagine might signal the end of the world – it was […]
Daily Flower Candy: Fuchsia ‘Gartenmeister Bonstedt’
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When I am away from home, I sorely miss my garden. Here’s one good reason why, the scarlet shooting stars of Fuchsia ‘Gartenmeister Bonstedt’. […]
Daily Flower Candy: Eucomis bicolor
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Here’s a real Carmen Miranda of a plant, an exotic bulb that’s got all the pizzazz of a tropical pineapple. Eucomis bicolor has just […]
The Problem With Lilies
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Lilium regale – the ultimate lily? Lilies are, without question, one of the most elegant summer flowering bulbs. Gertrude Jekyll, the renowned garden designer […]
Daily Flower Candy: Lilium speciosum ‘Rubrum’
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This graceful lily, Lilium speciosum ‘Rubrum’ is one of the last lilies to flower each summer. It blooms profusely, its bold burgundy-red speckled petals […]
A Feast of Foliage
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Whether it’s the sun, too much water or too much food I don’t know, but the garden in going nuts at the moment. The […]
Hampton Court Flower Show 2013: Cool Gardens
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It was a hot, dry and dusty Hampton Court Flower Show this year. I returned home with my blue suede shoes looking more like […]
In The Garden This Week
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Our coastal garden is starting to look really exciting now, with lots of lush growth being encouraged by the warm sunshine. It’s still very […]
Daily Flower Candy: Heavenly Hostas
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Having moved on from primulas, my new plant of the moment is the humble hosta. Hostas are one of those precious foliage plants that […]
Daily Flower Candy: Hosta fortunei var. albopicta f. aurea
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My next post on Sandling Park is proving to be quite epic in its scope, so whilst I work on it I’m staying closer […]
Daily Flower Candy: Tulipa batalinii ‘Bronze Charm’
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Diminutive Tulipa batalinii is native to Central Asia, where it grows on stony hillsides. Tulipa batalinii ‘Bronze Charm’ is one of many pretty named […]