Tears
Reading time 4 minutes
“Don’t be ashamed to weep; ’tis right to grieve. Tears are only water, and flowers, trees, and fruit cannot grow without water. But there […]
London
Signs of Spring
Reading time 6 minutes
I’ve been out of town this weekend, enjoying the delights of Surrey’s innumerable hostelries in the company of my university friends. It’s the […]
RHS Botanical Art Show 2017
Reading time 8 minutes
Had I not been a landscape architect, gardener or fashion designer – all professions suggested by my school careers advisor, who was largely […]
Time to Get Growing
Reading time 7 minutes
As the mornings get lighter my mind is turning once again to thoughts of growing my own. Each morning the first thing I do […]
One Guilty Gardener
Reading time 4 minutes
While I am in the mood for confessions, I am going to own up to not setting foot, let along doing any work, […]
RHS London Harvest Festival 2016
Reading time 8 minutes
Autumn has truly arrived when it’s time for the RHS London Harvest Festival show. This annual event comes at a busy time for me, […]
Daily Flower Candy: Clematis ‘Inspiration’
Reading time 3 minutes
In recent years both gardeners and florists have become better acquainted with non-twining, ‘herbaceous’ clematis. They make excellent border plants, especially in situations […]
Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2016: Show Gardens – Part I
Reading time 13 minutes
I am not a negative individual by nature, but I had misgivings about this year’s Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. Some of the […]
Daily Flower Candy: Clematis ‘Madame Julia Correvon’ AGM
Reading time 3 minutes
It’s been a vintage year for clematis, in our London garden especially. Plants that have previously performed well but never shone have been turbo-charged […]
A Tale of Two Gardens
Reading time 13 minutes
Nurturing two gardens eighty eight miles apart is mainly a blessing, but sometimes a curse. The task becomes tricky if we want to […]
RHS London Rose Show 2016
Reading time 9 minutes
It’s a good sign when the Royal Horticultural Society show schedule is growing rather than shrinking. Last year an early summer London Rose […]
Chelsea Flower Show 2016: The Royal Bank of Canada Garden
Reading time 9 minutes
Before I wind up my coverage of the 2016 Chelsea Flower Show there are two posts I feel compelled to write. The first […]