Daily Flower Candy: Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Rex’
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Gunnera manicata, the giant rhubarb, has very few rivals for the sheer size of its leaves, but among them would be Tetrapanax papyrifer. Used […]
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Whitstable Castle Gardens, Kent
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On our frequent visits to Whitstable, we’ve often been intrigued by a glinting weather vane, perched high above the trees at the Tankerton end […]
Windy Ridge, St Margaret’s at Cliffe
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The National Gardens Scheme is an absolutely wonderful charity, allowing gardeners and garden lovers access to thousands of private gardens across the country every […]
Daily Flower Candy: Sinocalycanthus raulstonii ‘Hartlage Wine’
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Now you’re past the tongue-twister of a name, you can enjoy the waxy, claret-coloured flowers of this unusual shrub. I first discovered Sinocalycanthus raulstonii […]
Daily Flower Candy: Iris foetidissima var. citrina
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Iris foetidissima is one of only two irises which are native to the UK. A hardy perennial, it’s better known by a variety of […]
Daily Flower Candy: Osteospermum ‘Nuanza Copper Purple’
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With flowers tinted violet, copper, tan and coral pink, Osteospermum ‘Nuanza Copper Purple’ is an exceptional tender plant. We grow it next to our […]
The Pines Garden, St Margaret’s at Cliffe
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At long last the weekend offered some semi-decent weather, so off we set down the East Kent coast to the well-to-do village of St […]
Daily Flower Candy: Deutzia
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Like Philadelphus, Deutzia is a genus of about 60 species which produce goblet-shaped clumps of cane-like growths bearing fragrant flowers in summer. I have […]
Daily Flower Candy: Pulsatilla vulgaris AGM
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It’s been a heavy week, so I am going to end it with something light and fluffy. These are the silken seedheads of the […]
Daily Flower Candy: Rhododendron macabeanum AGM
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No, it’s not an exotic ginger or some new discovery from the steamy rainforests of Vietnam, it’s the detail of the bud scales of […]
The Stage is Set
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It struck me last weekend that, amid all the frantic garden visiting, I’ve written very little about what’s been going on in our town […]
Daily Flower Candy: Smilacina racemosa AGM
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We’ve been searching for sturdy, shade loving-plants for our London garden, and where better to look than among the flora of North Amercia. Smilacina […]