Daily Flower Candy: Darmera peltata
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In late spring the soft pink flowers of Darmera peltata emerge before the leaves, held high above the ground on stems up to 1.5m […]
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A Spring Spectrum – Sandling Park, Kent
Reading time 7 minutes
There are those that frown upon the lusty delights of rhododendrons, camellias and azaleas. I am not one of them. I expect these naysayers […]
Daily Flower Candy: Erythronium ‘Pagoda’
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Dog’s tooth violets, toad lilies, call them what you will, starry flowered erythroniums lend a touch of the exotic to spring meadows and woodlands. […]
Daily Flower Candy: Clematis alpina
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You know spring has sprung when the pale, stringy stems of Clematis alpina burst into leaf. An incredibly hardy climber, Clematis alpina can manage […]
Daily Flower Candy: Tulipa batalinii ‘Bronze Charm’
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Diminutive Tulipa batalinii is native to Central Asia, where it grows on stony hillsides. Tulipa batalinii ‘Bronze Charm’ is one of many pretty named […]
Daily Flower Candy: The Eden Project
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Our last visit to The Eden Project in Cornwall was in spring 2011. Here, a dappled river of forget-me-nots and dog’s-tooth violets (Erythronium ‘Pagoda’) […]
Ten Thousand Flowers
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Today I am celebrating the ten thousandth visit to The Frustrated Gardener. I can’t quite believe we’ve made it this far. Thank you for […]
Daily Flower Candy: Clematis armandii
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Fragrant, white-flowered Clematis armandii is one plant I am really missing from my garden this spring. Not because it’s died, but because it’s decided […]
Daily Flower Candy: Rosa banksiae ‘Lutea’
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These pretty primrose pompoms belong to vigorous climbing rose Rosa banksiae ‘Lutea’. Hailing from the mountains of China, it’s not 100% hardy in the […]
Daily Flower Candy: Primula veris
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The common cowslip, Primula veris, is believed to have been named after the cow pats in which it was often found growing. At this […]
Saltwood Castle, Hythe, Kent
Reading time 8 minutes
The far south east corner of Kent is frequently overlooked, regarded by many as nothing more than the down-at-heel gateway to the delights of […]
Daily Flower Candy: Sophora microphylla ‘Sun King’
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New Zealanders know the sophoras, or kōwhais, by the copious yellow flowers which appear in spring. These are attractive to a number of native […]