Advent Thought For The Day: 5
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December 5th: Let There Be Light During the next month or so, those of us in Northern Hemisphere will be experiencing our darkest days […]
House Plants
My Top 10 Indoor / Outdoor Foliage Plants
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So I forgot. Today’s the day that the London Evening Standard publishes a feature on neon-coloured foliage and I am not even in […]
Perfect Partners: Tradescantia ‘Purple Sabre’ & Begonia ‘Martin Johnson’
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You would not believe the ideas I have for this blog. They are stored up in my head and occasionally committed to paper. […]
The Watch House NGS Open Day 2018
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Over the weekend we welcomed over 300 visitors to The Watch House, breaking records and surprising us all. At times it was a […]
Where Have All The Coleus Gone?
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When a plant does well in my garden, I want to grow more of it. As a gardening strategy, this makes perfect sense. […]
Countdown to Christmas
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I can count the number of days I get to spend at home before Christmas on one hand. I’ve stopped buying an advent calendar […]
Taking A Liberty With Houseplants
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Retailers like to be on trend, so it was never going to be long before plants took the place of the taxidermy, glass […]
Tales from the Garden Room
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“If one is going to tell a story with plants, it may as well be an adventure story.” I love all […]
A Feast for the Eyes: Terrain, USA & Oogenlust, The Netherlands
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Among the many perks of my job is the opportunity to travel. In the last fortnight I have been to the USA, Germany […]
Daily Flower Candy: Streptocarpus saxorum
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Streptocarpus saxorum: False African violet, Cape primrose. Streptocarpus and I have an on/off love affair. I buy them from the garden centre looking fresh […]