All I want for Christmas is…….?
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I don’t consider myself a man who has everything, but when it comes to putting together a Christmas wish list I am struggling this […]
Musings
Down to earth with a bump
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So, here we are. Mid November and just 40 days until Christmas. Despite my working life revolving around the festive season, I can feel […]
Taking a Break
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Tomorrow we depart for Burma. It feels like this holiday has been a long time coming, but it’s timed perfectly. The garden is quietly […]
Autumn Reading
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This week has been incredibly busy for The Frustrated Gardener, leaving little time for anything other than work. This morning I made a quick […]
Pothead Bulbs
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Right on cue, the lovely people from Avon Bulbs delivered my order yesterday – a box packed with lilies, tulips, crocuses, Narcissus, Iris, and Alliums. With […]
Coming To Terms With Autumn
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So, I am back in Blighty and it feels very much like autumn has arrived. As far as jet-lag is concerned, so far, so […]
Rare Beauty – Hangzhou West Lake
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And so, on the penultimate day of my business trip, I finally found somewhere of genuine beauty in China. This vast country sometimes feels […]
Landscaping, the Chinese way
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For the most part, the Southern China I know is a continuum of ugly buildings and expressways, devoid of any hint of what the […]
Warm and Wet in Saigon
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Sadly, I have had precious little time to enjoy the floral delights of Saigon, although I am hoping to write a future post about […]
The Road to Lampang
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Today I’ve been in northern Thailand. The one and a half hour drive between Chiang Mai and Lampang is made easy and pleasant by […]
Summer’s Fiery Finale
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Coming out of the tube station after work tonight it was already getting dark. It was just 7.30pm, a sure sign that summer is […]
The Wild, Wild West
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Our flying visit to Devon and Cornwall has so far been defined by moisture in all its many and varied forms – fog, mist, […]