Rhododendron Rebound
Reading time 8 minutes
Although I’ve never been able to grow them well, rhododendrons have always held a special place in my heart. I grew up visiting […]
Large Gardens
Sunshine and Showers at Saltwood
Reading time 9 minutes
I have met some Americans who believe all us Brits live in quaint thatched cottages and are intimately acquainted with The Queen. We might […]
Saluting the Salutation
Reading time 9 minutes
It was fitting that Gardeners’ World, in the first programme of the new series, chose to highlight the miraculous resurrection of the gardens at […]
Return to Eden
Reading time 10 minutes
It is May 2000 and I am standing in a long line of chattering, excitable people wearing white hard hats. This is not an […]
Changing of the Guard at Goodnestone
Reading time 9 minutes
Great gardens to visit in East Kent are rarer than hens’ teeth. Those that open during the winter months even scarcer. So, as soon […]
Seeing Snowdrops
Reading time 8 minutes
One of my unwritten New Year’s resolutions is to address my southern bias when it comes to writing this blog. As someone who’s never […]
The Very Best of 2015 – A Year in Pictures
Reading time 18 minutes
The moment I sit down to write my review of the year my mind goes completely blank. How do I sum up the year […]
Orto Botanico di Palermo
Reading time 11 minutes
The botanical gardens in Sicily’s first city, Palermo, are among the oldest and most important in Europe. Conceived in the late 1700’s no expense […]
Dahlia Week: Tips from the Top
Reading time 7 minutes
Last Saturday we were lucky enough to hear from two of the dahlia world’s greatest enthusiasts as part of a Dahlia Festival at The Salutation […]
Walmer Castle Gardens
Reading time 6 minutes
Like fry through the holes in a fisherman’s net, certain gardens I visit manage to escape being written about on my blog. It’s not that […]
Cake and Kayaking
Reading time 2 minutes
Today The Frustrated Gardener celebrated three years on the World Wide Web, but there was a more significant party in town, my dad’s 70th. […]
Chelsea Flower Show 2015 – Stars of the Show: Laurent-Perrier Chatsworth Garden
Reading time 12 minutes
At about 10.30am yesterday morning a small crowd surrounded Monty Don and RHS Director General Sue Biggs as they prepared to announce the prize […]