Daily Flower Candy: Tulips ‘Purissima’ and ‘Orange Emperor’
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Every year I experiment with tulips in different colour combinations. Last year it was fiery orange ‘Princesse Irene’ and inky purple ‘Recreado’, this year […]
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Daily Flower Candy: Fritillaria ‘William Rex’
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Sound the fanfare, here he is, His Majesty William Rex, King of the Spring. After a disappointing year last year, when all my bulbs […]
Let the Show Begin!
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After almost four weeks away from our coastal garden I am back in the driving seat. For a fleeting moment this morning it felt […]
Greetings from Kathmandu
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We arrived in Nepal and spotted this novel but brilliant way to display pot plants. Probably best not tried at home, unless you live […]
Bulbs to light up the summer
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Given the shocking weather (I promise not to mention the weather again …. for a few days at least!), and that we’ll be on […]
An Icy Reception
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I’ve returned home to the seaside after three weeks away. Hurrah! It’s good to be back, but boy is it cold. In my absence, […]
In love with Adeniums
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I am not sure what it is that attracts me to this rather gaudy plant. Everything about it shouts “look at me”, from its […]
Anyone for a Satsuma?
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Confucius, he say ……..
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“He who carries giant satsuma tree on back of bicycle must take great care on journey”. Clearly he never said that, although I think […]
Winter Whites
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Inspiring Irises
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A punishing week at work, now followed by a debilitating bout of tonsillitis, has left me feeling less than enthused about the arrival of […]
Celebrating Forty with Phalaenopsis
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Yes, The Frustrated Gardener is 40 today. Happy Birthday to me! Rather than indulging in a mid life crisis I am having something of […]