Bosvigo Hellebore Day 2015
Reading time 5 minutes
It’s been weeks since I last saw our London garden in the daylight. At first glance there is not a lot to behold except […]
Perennials
The Very Best of 2014 – A Year In Pictures
Reading time 21 minutes
I embark on my review of 2014 with a degree of trepidation, as this year did not turn out to be quite as joyful as […]
The Winds of Change
Reading time 4 minutes
I’ve just come in from the garden, where the temperature has dropped dramatically since lunchtime. A brisk, rain-laden breeze has whipped up, carrying away summer’s last […]
Daily Flower Candy: Kniphofia rooperi
Reading time 3 minutes
Before the Second World War kniphofias, better known as red hot pokers, were one of Britain’s most popular garden plants. They sustained gardeners’ Victorian […]
Picturesque Perfect: Hotel Endsleigh, Devon
Reading time 17 minutes
‘A Cottage’ is how Georgina, sixth Duchess of Bedford, described her country home at Endsleigh in Devon. Most visitors today, whether to the garden […]
Top Tips: Preparing Your Garden for a Summer Holiday
Reading time 10 minutes
The school summer break is over and the kids are back for the autumn term, which means it must be time to take our holidays. […]
Sissinghurst – Fire and Ice
Reading time 7 minutes
By late summer both of our plots have started to run out of puff, so I am always keen to seek out gardens which manage to […]
Daily Flower Candy: Phytolacca polyandra
Reading time 2 minutes
One of the joys of writing this blog is having the incentive to seek out and learn about new plants. Today, on a training course […]
Book Review – The Plant Lover’s Guide to Dahlias
Reading time 6 minutes
“I don’t just like dahlias: I love them” asserts Andy Vernon on the opening page of his new book, The Plant Lover’s Guide to […]
Double Dutch
Reading time 4 minutes
Earlier this year I was contacted by Kristel Engelen at Dutch gardening magazine ‘Tuinieren’, asking if The Frustrated Gardener would like to be featured on the publication’s ‘online harvest’ page. […]
A Drama of Dahlias
Reading time 8 minutes
As far as I am aware, and please enlighten me should I be mistaken, there is not a collective noun for a group of […]
Gardening Leave
Reading time 3 minutes
No, I haven’t quit my job or been given my marching orders, but I have taken a couple of days off to prepare the […]