Daily Flower Candy: Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii
Reading time 1 minute
Whilst the wretched winter weather continues to dowse and drown us, there are signs of spring in the garden if one looks hard enough […]
Foliage
Bursting Forth on Boxing Day
Reading time 7 minutes
This Christmas our friends Travis and Beth at Trevoole sent us a copy of ‘Dear Friend and Gardener’, a collection of correspondence between distinguished […]
Going Dutch
Reading time 4 minutes
In an unusual turn of events, I am sitting still today even though there are more important things I should be doing. I am […]
Return to the Salutation
Reading time 8 minutes
With both gardens almost locked-down for winter it’s time to start writing about some of the places that have not yet made it on […]
Plants in Detail – Bismarkia nobilis
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Bismarkia nobilis (Bismark palm) is, without question, one of the most photogenic plants in the world. This mighty palm with its architectural, pleated leaves […]
Undecided
Reading time 5 minutes
The plants in our two gardens seem divided on the question of whether autumn has arrived or not. The majority are getting a bit […]
A Walk Around The Peak
Reading time 6 minutes
Spending time in Hong Kong is no great hardship. But after a week in showrooms so crammed with Christmas sparkle that you can almost […]
Fallen
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Mercifully, the St Jude’s Day storm was not a repeat of the Great Storm of 1987. On that occasion, the UK lost in the […]
Daily Flower Candy: Colchicum autumnale
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In this debauched scene, naked ladies cavort in the damp grass, collapsing hither and thither in gay abandon. Also known as meadow saffron or […]
Glorious Goodnestone, Part II: Graceful Grasses
Reading time 5 minutes
I have to admit I am not terribly well informed when it comes to grasses. My vocabulary extends about as far as Stipa and […]
The Trident, Gurgaon, India
Reading time 6 minutes
The sharp eyed among you will have noticed that I travel a lot. Whilst it’s not always as glamorous as it sounds, it takes […]
Daily Flower Candy: Fuchsia ‘Gartenmeister Bonstedt’
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When I am away from home, I sorely miss my garden. Here’s one good reason why, the scarlet shooting stars of Fuchsia ‘Gartenmeister Bonstedt’. […]