Daily Statue Candy: Neptune
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This is Neptune, standing proud above the entrance to the walled gardens at Wallington, Northumberland. He has many fine attributes, including his trident and […]
Musings
Daily Compost Candy: Lakeland Gold
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Our neighbours must think I am burying Him Indoors in the garden. Frankly I’d be lucky, as even with my best efforts the deepest […]
Good Earth
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‘No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth … and no culture comparable to that of the garden … […]
Having A Moment
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All gardens have special moments when they look their best. For many it happens in May or early June when new growth is still […]
Two Scarecrows
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Not sure which of us is likely to frighten the birds most? Read more about our visit to The Pines and Windy Ridge gardens […]
The Stage is Set
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It struck me last weekend that, amid all the frantic garden visiting, I’ve written very little about what’s been going on in our town […]
Cecil Beaton
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‘Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the […]
Chelsea 2013: Let the Show Begin!
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The shop windows of Sloane Square are decorated with flowers, Alan Titchmarsh has been applying the Grecian 2000 and the weather’s set to be […]
Ten Thousand Flowers
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Today I am celebrating the ten thousandth visit to The Frustrated Gardener. I can’t quite believe we’ve made it this far. Thank you for […]
One Small Step …..
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…. not for mankind, but for The Frustrated Gardener. Having promised myself and Him Indoors that I would finally start work on our London […]
Paradise Found – Bumthang to Punakha
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First off, meet these cheeky grey langurs we met steeling bags of salt near the pass at Pele La. They’re not rare, but they […]
Farewell Bhutan
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And when I say fare well, I mean it, for Bhutan is an extraordinary country which deserves a prosperous and happy future. The rest […]