In Search of Captain Poldark
Reading time 8 minutes
If, like me, you have been seduced by the BBC’s panoramic revival of Winston Graham’s Poldark saga, you will probably have developed certain urges. They might very […]
Foliage
Wonder Walls
Reading time 5 minutes
Cornish hedges are a defining part of the landscape on Britain’s most south-westerly peninsula. From a wildlife point of view they are like Noah’s ark, […]
Wildflowers of Cornwall
Reading time 4 minutes
Clockwise from top left: herb robert (Geranium robertianum); hart’s tongue fern (Asplenium scolopendrium); lesser celandine (Ranunculus ficaria); Alexanders / wild celery (Smyrnium olusatrum); common […]
Turning Point
Reading time 5 minutes
The flowering of the magnolia marks a turning point in our London garden. It’s a fleeting moment, the petals falling just as they appear to be […]
Daily Flower Candy: Narcissus ‘Toto’ AGM
Reading time 3 minutes
When I set out to post daily on the subject of daffodils, little did I know how distracting this week’s almost perfect gardening weather would […]
Daily Flower Candy: Smyrnium olusatrum
Reading time 5 minutes
We have much to thank the Romans for – libraries, hot baths, straight roads, aqueducts and stinging nettles among them – but over time […]
Daily Flower Candy: Canarina canariensis
Reading time 3 minutes
Regular readers may already have noticed that I am sucker for a subtropical plant. On a cold Sunday in February, whilst visiting London’s Chelsea Physic Garden, […]
Bravery
Reading time 6 minutes
I had ideas about going to the Great Dixter Spring Plant Fair this weekend, but it dawned on me that I should spend more time […]
Chelsea Physic Garden – Nick Bailey’s ‘Best in Snow’
Reading time 13 minutes
Early in February I went along to the Chelsea Physic Garden for one of their annual snowdrop days. I was lucky enough to bag […]
Daily Flower Candy: Ypsilandra thibetica
Reading time 4 minutes
Just occasionally, well, maybe a little more often than that, I buy a plant for all the wrong reasons. Invariably my foolishness leads to […]
Getting the Heebie-jeebies
Reading time 4 minutes
It’s easy to overlook the humble hebe; it’s tough, resilient and goes about its business without any fuss or bother. That’s why idle landscapers […]
A Touch of Frost
Reading time 3 minutes
Last week Jack Frost paid the South East a visit, spreading his icy fingers over fields, woods and gardens. The scenes at sunrise were breathtaking, […]