Daily Flower Candy: Olearia phloggopappa ‘Combers Pink’
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Nestled deep in the Ashdown Forest, East Sussex, was the location for one of our Christmas photo shoots. It may sound strange, but I live […]
Daily Flower Candy
Daily Flower Candy – Magnolia ‘Apollo’
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When it comes to magnolias, rhododendrons and camellias there is nowhere in Britain quite like Cornwall. It’s to our most south-westerly county that many of […]
Daily Flower Candy – Anemone apennina
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The last time I had a full week away from work was last August, so I am, in a word, exhausted. Our forthcoming break in Cornwall […]
Daily Flower Candy – Tulipa ‘Czar Peter’
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I’ve been to Sissinghurst today, so am spoilt for choice when it comes to spring sweeties to feature as flower candy. Sorry to disappoint, but […]
Daily Flower Candy – Narcissus actaea AGM
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Sparkling like diamonds in the sward of St James’ Park, as the morning sun rises over London, this is Narcissus actaea. It’s an old fashioned […]
Daily Flower Candy: Clematis armandii
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Good news! Our Clematis armandii is back from its travels. Last May I reported its escape from our garden, but the adventurous vine has now […]
Daily Flower Candy: Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii
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Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii has featured once already in Daily Flower Candy, but I couldn’t resist including a photograph taken this weekend in our local […]
Daily Flower Candy: Crocus tomassinianus ‘Roseus’
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Many of us will be familiar with diminutive Crocus tomassinianus, which pops up through lawns and borders in early spring, leaping from the sward […]
Daily Flower Candies: Helleborus foetidus & Iris foetidissima
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One might consider it wise to steer well clear of any plant with a latin name ending foetidus or foetidissima. After all the epithet means […]
Daily Flower Candy: Crocus ‘Snow Bunting’ AGM
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The problem with crocuses is that no sun + strong winds = flattened blooms that never progress beyond promising buds. Hailing from central Europe […]
Daily Flower Candy: Iris reticulata ‘Katherine Hodgkin’
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Not many plants break the rules when it comes to flower colour. Fewer still manage to do it successfully:’ blue’ roses for example. Just […]
Daily Flower Candy: Schizostylis ‘Pink Princess’
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Like a bemused child that has awoken with a start, the blushing, innocent flowers of Schizostylis ‘Pink Princess’ have opened their eyes during the […]