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 […]
Large Gardens
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 Mughal Moment
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This peaceful shot was taken during my last visit to Delhi in the gardens surrounding Humayun’s tomb. It was early in the morning as […]
Wordless Wednesday: The Green Wing
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Longstock Park Water Garden, Hampshire
Reading time 9 minutes
The River Test in Hampshire is one of the world’s finest chalk streams, renowned for the quality of its dry fly fishing. I am […]
Daily Flower Candy: Rheum palmatum ‘Red Herald’
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Proving that not all rhubarbs are best stewed and smothered in crumble and custard, Rheum palmatum ‘Red Herald’ put on a tremendous show at […]
1 Year Old Today!
Reading time 2 minutes
Being a capricorn, and therefore a winter baby, I’ve always wished I had a birthday I could celebrate in the summer. And now I […]
Houghton Lodge Gardens, Hampshire
Reading time 6 minutes
It came as no great surprise to learn that Houghton Lodge was once voted one of the most desirable houses in England. A letter […]
Daily Flower Candy: Deciduous Azaleas
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I find deciduous azaleas completely irresistible, although I don’t have the right conditions to grow them. They are now lumped in with the extended […]
Mottisfont – The Meeting Place by the Fountain
Reading time 7 minutes
‘It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important’. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry In Saxon times, just a […]
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: Double-Flowered Azaleas
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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 […]