Book Review – 365 Days of Colour in Your Garden
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My initial response to the launch of “365 Days of Colour in Your Garden” at the end of 2015 was to ask myself whether […]
Foliage
Daily Flower Candy: Euonymus japonicus
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Euonymus japonicus: evergreen spindle, Japanese spindle On days like these, when we’d all rather be indoors, wrapped in a blanket with a glass of […]
The Very Best of 2015 – A Year in Pictures
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The moment I sit down to write my review of the year my mind goes completely blank. How do I sum up the year […]
Winter Green
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Last weekend was officially my final gardening weekend before Christmas. From now on it will be a roller coaster ride of shopping, wrapping, cleaning, […]
Hangers On
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One of the challenges when blogging on the subject of gardening is striking a balance between ‘doing’ and writing about ‘doing’. Usually this is […]
Ginger Glow
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It has been an exceptionally mild and sunny autumn here in the UK. Last weekend we enjoyed the warmest ever November day, with temperatures […]
Kowloon Park, Hong Kong
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I am very fortunate to be able to travel as much as I do, but when I am away from home I miss my gardens […]
Plants and Peace on The Peak
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One of the many wonderful things about writing this blog is that I am slowly building up an invaulable record of what I did […]
Daily Flower Candy: Mirabilis jalapa
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Mirabilis jalapa: marvel of Peru, four o’clock flower, tea-time plant It’s been an extraordinary weekend for gardening. The weather has been warm, dry and […]
Daily Flower Candy: Russelia equisetiformis
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Wherever I wandered in Sicily there they were, the coral-spangled pony-tails of Russelia equisetiformis, cascading from the brims of elegant terracotta pots. I had […]
Orto Botanico di Palermo
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The botanical gardens in Sicily’s first city, Palermo, are among the oldest and most important in Europe. Conceived in the late 1700’s no expense […]
Polegate Cottage: Three Months On
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It’s been three months since we bought the house next door. The idea is to convert The Watch House and Polegate Cottage into one […]