Looking Ahead
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I have been uncharacteristically quiet for the last three days, and for good reason; I have been hard at work signing off our range […]
Flowers
Sandling Park Open Day 2014
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Spring 2013 arrived fashionably late. This was convenient for us, as we’d been travelling in Bhutan during the prime time for camellias, rhododendrons and […]
Plant Portraits: Helleborus x hybridus ‘Bosvigo Doubles’
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Since returning from Cornwall on Monday it has done nothing but rain. In the short hours between work and sleep I have been revisiting […]
Bosvigo Hellebore Day 2014
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When it comes to finding interesting topics for new posts, it can sometimes be a case of feast or famine. Just now, I have […]
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 […]
Sea Air and Shopping
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Over the last two days I’ve experienced complete sensory overload. Yesterday’s highlight was the RHS London Plant and Design Show, where I was dazzled […]
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 […]
A Haven for Hellebores
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Plunging down a steep lane at the edge of the cathedral city of Truro, one arrives at Bosvigo. This two acre garden surrounding a […]
Awash With White
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Yesterday we ventured out into the storm-torn Kentish countryside. Public transport was at a standstill after hundreds of trees fell onto train lines linking […]
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 […]
A Bold New Look
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I like to keep things fresh at The Frustrated Gardener, so I’ve upgraded to a brand new theme called Axon. My blog’s previous theme, […]
RHS London Plant and Design Show
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A reminder that next week, on Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd February, the RHS will be marking the imminent arrival of spring with their […]