Garden Diary: March 2020
Reading time 28 minutes
Who could have predicted that the Month of March would end as it did? Over the course of two weeks our daily routines changed […]
Kentish Gardens
Plant Profile: Tulipa fosteriana ‘Zombie’
Reading time 4 minutes
Do you remember, several months ago, when we were all potting up our spring bulbs …. each and every one of us full of […]
Sumer Is Icumen In … Or Is It Agoin Out Again?
Reading time 8 minutes
Since the last time I wrote about my garden, my sole purpose has been to prepare it for summer. I’ve been potting, repotting, feeding, […]
Delos Reimagined
Reading time 10 minutes
I imagine I have a lot to deal with at The Watch House, but being the custodian of a large, historic garden is a […]
The Diary of a Plant Addict
Reading time 17 minutes
If my blog did not already have a title, ‘The Diary of a Plant Addict’ would be a strong candidate. I’ve had the most […]
‘Cherry’ Ingram: The Englishman who saved Japan’s Blossoms
Reading time 10 minutes
If you’ve been reading the newspapers or listening to BBC Radio 4’s Book of the Week programme recently, you will already be acquainted with […]
Open for the National Garden Scheme: Denne Manor Farm
Reading time 8 minutes
I’m taking a short break from my Chelsea reporting to bring you news of a superb new garden opening for the National Garden […]
Watergate House, Fordwich: A Modern Romantic Garden
Reading time 9 minutes
The town of Fordwich has the distinction of being the smallest in England. Situated on the River Stour, which connects Canterbury with the English […]
34 Cross Road, Walmer: A Garden For All Senses
Reading time 9 minutes
Living and gardening by the coast, I find my senses become attuned to a very specific set of sensations: the sound of seagulls, restless […]
Garden Appreciation: Sweetbriar, Ash, Kent
Reading time 16 minutes
When a new garden opens for the National Garden Scheme it's always exciting, but when that garden has been created by two professional […]
Fond Farewells
Reading time 7 minutes
If it were not for the soft patter of rain on the skylight above my desk, I might hear a pin drop. My […]
The Merry Month of May
Reading time 11 minutes
O THE month of May, the merry month of May, So frolic, so gay, and so green, so green, so green! O, and then […]