Daily Flower Candy: Eucomis bicolor
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Here’s a real Carmen Miranda of a plant, an exotic bulb that’s got all the pizzazz of a tropical pineapple. Eucomis bicolor has just […]
Flowers
Uncouth Cats and Kamikaze Kisses
Reading time 6 minutes
On Saturday we a had a visitation from the Assistant County Organiser for the Kent National Gardens Scheme. So naturally, what could go wrong […]
A Floral Cure
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Apart from having a hectic work week, I’ve also been struggling with blogger’s block. Lots to write about but just not finding the requisite […]
Daily Flower Candy: Fuchsia arborescens
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It was one of those “let’s just buy it and see what happens” purchases, but so far Fuchsia arborescens has proved worth the investment. […]
Trevoole, et vous?
Reading time 7 minutes
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. I love this quote from Henry David Thoreau, American author, poet, […]
Making Arrangements
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This Wednesday I was extended the great honour of arranging the flowers for Trevoole Farm’s NGS open day. I’m not sure what qualified me […]
Daily Flower Candy: Rosa ‘Pink Perfection’
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Hybrid tea roses have fallen out of favour with gardeners since new old-fashioned varieties came on the scene. They tend to mix clumsily with […]
Castle Drogo, Devon
Reading time 7 minutes
My favourite architect by a country mile is Edwin Lutyens. Often described as a genius, he is most lauded for his Surrey country houses, […]
A Not So Red Hot Poker
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This cool Kniphofia (red hot poker) is part of George Dillistone’s clever planting scheme at Castle Drogo in Devon. Planted amongst stronger yellow Heleniums […]
Blue Gold
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The days ahead promise more warm dry weather, but we’ve enjoyed some much needed rain today. The last time we encountered ‘the wet stuff’ […]
The Problem With Lilies
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Lilium regale – the ultimate lily? Lilies are, without question, one of the most elegant summer flowering bulbs. Gertrude Jekyll, the renowned garden designer […]
Wallington Hall, Cambo, Northumberland
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Northumberland is a wonderful, wild, unspoilt county in the north of England, once the frontier between rampaging Celts and civilised Romans. The region is […]