Daily Flower Candy: Epimedium zhushanense ‘Zhushan Fairy Wings’
Reading time 3 minutes
I’ve reached that point in the year when the number of posts I have time to write is overtaken by the number of […]
Daily Flower Candy
Daily Flower Candy: Acacia longifolia
Reading time 4 minutes
Acacia longifolia: long-leaved wattle, acacia trinervis, aroma doble, golden wattle, coast wattle, sallow wattle, Sydney golden wattle Winter has returned for its last […]
Daily Flower Candy: Asarum delavayi ‘Giant’
Reading time 5 minutes
Asarum delavayi ‘Giant’*: Giant Wild Ginger, Panda face ginger As an antidote to my post about Vita Sackville-West’s macabre ‘Box of the Dead’ […]
Daily Flower Candy: Correa ‘Marian’s Marvel’
Reading time 5 minutes
My sweetie jar has been a little empty of late, so I think it’s high time I resumed my occasional Daily Flower Candy series, […]
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 […]
Daily Flower Candy: Crithmum maritimum
Reading time 5 minutes
Crithmum maritimum: rock samphire, sea fennel, sea asparagus, sea bean, sea pickle, crest marine “There is a cliff whose high and bending head looks […]
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: Hosta “Halcyon” AGM
Reading time 3 minutes
Alright, enough now, all this wet stuff has been marvellous but where’s the sun? This time last year it was scorching – so scorching […]
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 […]
Daily Flower Candy: Catalpa bignonioides “Aurea” AGM
Reading time 5 minutes
I am deep into writing two or three lengthy posts, each of which is defying me when it comes to crafting a satisfactory […]