Bracing
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Recently I’ve been highlighting my use of an iPhone to take photographs for The Frustrated Gardener. The relative convenience of a slim, pocket-sized gadget, […]
Musings
The Very Best of 2015 – A Year in Pictures
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The moment I sit down to write my review of the year my mind goes completely blank. How do I sum up the year […]
Balmy Boxing Day
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I began my traditional Boxing Day post last year by commenting on the unusually mild weather that lead up to Christmas. Had I known […]
Hoard
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I think I did rather well, don’t you? Wishing you and yours a magical Christmas Day. The Frustrated Gardener, December 25th 2015.
A Growing Obsession
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The promise of a new library has fuelled my growing obsession with books related to gardens and gardening. My Christmas list is a roll call of […]
Reflections
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In my life as a buyer of all things festive, it is Christmas every day of the year. My face is permanently dusted with […]
All I want for Christmas 2015 is …….
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Coming up with a Christmas list is one of those annual tasks that sounds fun and indulgent, but which I find perenially difficult. Throughout […]
Windswept
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I like to give the impression that the sun perpetually shines on Broadstairs. By and large, it does. However, when the wind and rain […]
The Lady
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As we approach the festive season it feels like the world has very little to celebrate. The tragedy that has befallen Paris and its […]
Daily Flower Candy: Geranium ‘Rozanne’
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I will admit to being underwhelmed when the RHS named Geranium ‘Rozanne’ their ‘Plant of the Centenary’ in 2013. The hardy perennial was chosen […]
Ginger Glow
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It has been an exceptionally mild and sunny autumn here in the UK. Last weekend we enjoyed the warmest ever November day, with temperatures […]
Plants and Peace on The Peak
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One of the many wonderful things about writing this blog is that I am slowly building up an invaulable record of what I did […]