Trading Apple for Apples
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I never think of myself as especially tech savvy. However, as I embark on my 40’s I find myself more anxious than ever to […]
Flower Shows
RHS London Harvest Festival Show 2014
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A beautiful autumn afternoon, perhaps the last for a while, so time to escape the office for delights of the RHS London Harvest Festival Show. […]
Hampton Court Flower Show 2013: Hot Gardens
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Above, ‘Mid Century Modern’ designed by Adele Ford and Susan Wilmott We’re so accustomed to the British Summer being a wash out, it’s a […]
Hampton Court Flower Show 2013: Cool Gardens
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It was a hot, dry and dusty Hampton Court Flower Show this year. I returned home with my blue suede shoes looking more like […]
Hampton Court 2013: Wild at Heart
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Nikki Tibbles, the creative talent behind florist ‘Wild at Heart‘, designed a special bouquet for this year’s Hampton Court Flower Show. It combined Peony […]
Daily Flower Candy: Disa uniflora ‘Red River’
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Like the red playing card soldiers from Alice in Wonderland, the scarlet flowers of Disa uniflora ‘Red River’ marched across Dave Parkinson’s incredible exhibit […]
Hampton Court Flower Show 2013: My Top 10 Plants
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Like a horticultural fashion show, Britain’s flower shows provide the launch pad for new ideas in gardening and the latest introductions from breeders and […]
Daily Flower Candy: Salvia ‘Amistad’
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Today, I’ve been sweltering in the heat at the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. So many exciting plants to see, but one of the […]
Daily Flower Candy: Paphiopedilum rothschildianum
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Looking for all the world like neatly groomed Victorian moustaches, these eccentric flowers belong to Paphiopedilum rothschildianum, Rothschild’s slipper orchid. They seem a fitting […]
Daily Flower Candy: Heavenly Hostas
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Having moved on from primulas, my new plant of the moment is the humble hosta. Hostas are one of those precious foliage plants that […]
Daily Flower Candy: Lilium martagon ‘Tobacco’
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H.W.Hyde & Son was founded in 1926, the year the first woman swam the English Channel. In honour of the 100th Chelsea Flower Show […]
Chelsea 2013: My Top Ten Plants
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At a show on the scale of Chelsea picking out just ten plants which really get you excited is a tough job. Every year […]