Winter Sun
Reading time 4 minutes
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 […]
Container gardening
Preparing The Watch House for Winter
Reading time 6 minutes
When I left my garden, in early October, it was still a summer garden. By the time I returned, at the end of […]
Nan Lian Garden, 南蓮園池, Hong Kong
Reading time 11 minutes
“A classical garden in a modern city. serenity in the midst of urban hustle and bustle. Ingenious imitation of nature by man” The […]
Chi Lin Nunnery 志蓮淨苑, Hong Kong
Reading time 12 minutes
Three cheers for British Airways! Why? Because without them charging £1000 more to travel on a Friday night versus a Saturday night, I […]
Daily Flower Candy: Nerine filamentosa
Reading time 3 minutes
When I chose to buy bulbs of Nerine filamentosa, I was wooed by the catalogue description of flowers so delightful that one might […]
Watering in the Rain
Reading time 3 minutes
“I need to water the garden before it rains!”: I know this sounds ridiculous (it looks even sillier) but rushing to wet the […]
Taking A Liberty With Houseplants
Reading time 8 minutes
Retailers like to be on trend, so it was never going to be long before plants took the place of the taxidermy, glass […]
Daily Flower Candy: Begonia ‘Million Kisses Elegance’
Reading time 3 minutes
I consider myself a progressive gardener, but some habits are hard to kick. Growing in containers is an enforced habit as I have […]
Daily Flower Candy: Hedychium densiflorum ‘Sorung’
Reading time 5 minutes
Ginger lilies are disgustingly straightforward to grow, which is satisfying when one considers their fabulously exotic appearance. Hardy gingers from the genus […]
How to Persuade Agapanthus to Flower
Reading time 11 minutes
It’s a good year for agapanthus here at The Watch House. A rough count of the flower heads produced by Agapanthus africanus tops […]
Soaked
Reading time 6 minutes
“It never rains, but it pours” is an English expression which means that when troubles come, they all come together. This week the […]
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 […]