Daily Flower Candy: Crinodendron hookerianum
Reading time 2 minutes
Crinodendron hookerianum: Chilean lantern tree, Tricuspidaria lanceolata There are some trees that you don’t come across very often, but when you do they are […]
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Daily Flower Candy: Nemesia “Wisley Vanilla”
Reading time 4 minutes
I like to experiment and try new things in my two tiny gardens; hence I rarely grow the same summer annuals twice. I make […]
Daily Flower Candy: Iris confusa
Reading time 6 minutes
Iris confusa: bamboo iris, 扁竹蘭 As the fig, olive and bay have matured, our seaside garden has become partly shaded. Where once plants basked […]
Daily Flower Candy: Tulipa ‘Rococo’
Reading time 3 minutes
Some of you were not enamoured of the buds of Tulipa ‘Rococo’ when I featured them in a post three weeks ago. The gnarled, […]
Daily Flower Candy: Pelargonium papilionaceum
Reading time 4 minutes
pelargonium papilionaceum: geranium papilionaceum, butterfly geranium, Rambossie Geranium as a perfume and flavouring is very much in vogue. Its complex, warming, astringent notes are […]
Ol’ Blue Eyes Is Back
Reading time 3 minutes
The star turns in our London garden are performed by those plants that can survive with their heads in semi-shade and their roots in […]
Daily Flower Candy: Caltha palustris ssp. polypetala
Reading time 3 minutes
Caltha palustris ssp. polypetala: giant marsh marigold, kingcup Forsythia, crocus, narcissus, mahonia, acacia, kerria: have you ever pondered why so many early flowering plants […]
Daily Flower Candy: Magnolia doltsopa
Reading time 5 minutes
Magnolia doltsopa: Michelia doltsopa, sweet michelia There are trees and then there are trees. Queens among their ranks are the magnolias; strong, majestic, ebullient […]
Daily Flower Candy: Narcissus ‘Elka’ AGM
Reading time 3 minutes
Narcissus: daffodil, daffadowndilly, jonquil, Lenten lily Daffodils are synonymous with Easter. In England they are associated with Lent and occasionally referred to as Lenten […]
Daily Flower Candy: Euphorbia mellifera AGM*
Reading time 6 minutes
Euphorbia mellifera: canary spurge, honey spurge To have taken so long to feature Euphorbia mellifera in my regular Flower Candy spot is an unforgivable oversight. […]
Daily Flower Candy: Thymus pulegioides ‘Foxley’
Reading time 4 minutes
Thymus pulegioides: broad-leaved thyme, lemon thyme Variegation in plants is a trait I can take or leave. I blame spireas – a shrub I […]
Daily Flower Candy: Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca ‘Citrina’ AGM
Reading time 4 minutes
Coronilla valentina: shrubby scorpion vetch, bastard senna As winter’s end approaches our coastal garden is starting to look a little bedraggled. A mild December […]