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 […]
Kentish Gardens
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 […]
Summer Serendipity
Reading time 5 minutes
The English language is full of wonderful words, if only one can find the opportunity to use them. Thought to be one of the […]
Daily Flower Candy: Berkheya purpurea
Reading time 1 minute
It’s been a hot and thirsty few days in the garden. A plant which takes these conditions in its stride is Berkheya purpurea, a […]
Whitstable Castle Gardens, Kent
Reading time 5 minutes
On our frequent visits to Whitstable, we’ve often been intrigued by a glinting weather vane, perched high above the trees at the Tankerton end […]
Windy Ridge, St Margaret’s at Cliffe
Reading time 7 minutes
The National Gardens Scheme is an absolutely wonderful charity, allowing gardeners and garden lovers access to thousands of private gardens across the country every […]
Daily Flower Candy: Iris foetidissima var. citrina
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Iris foetidissima is one of only two irises which are native to the UK. A hardy perennial, it’s better known by a variety of […]
The Pines Garden, St Margaret’s at Cliffe
Reading time 6 minutes
At long last the weekend offered some semi-decent weather, so off we set down the East Kent coast to the well-to-do village of St […]
A Spring Spectrum – Sandling Park, Kent
Reading time 7 minutes
There are those that frown upon the lusty delights of rhododendrons, camellias and azaleas. I am not one of them. I expect these naysayers […]
Daily Flower Candy: Erythronium ‘Pagoda’
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Dog’s tooth violets, toad lilies, call them what you will, starry flowered erythroniums lend a touch of the exotic to spring meadows and woodlands. […]
Daily Flower Candy: Double-Flowered Azaleas
Reading time 1 minute
Normally, I’d say two doses of Daily Flower Candy in one day would be bad for one’s health, but I couldn’t go to bed […]
Saltwood Castle, Hythe, Kent
Reading time 8 minutes
The far south east corner of Kent is frequently overlooked, regarded by many as nothing more than the down-at-heel gateway to the delights of […]