Daily Flower Candy: Nerine filamentosa
Reading time 3 minutes
When I chose to buy bulbs of Nerine filamentosa, I was wooed by the catalogue description of flowers so delightful that one might […]
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Taking A Liberty With Houseplants
Reading time 8 minutes
Retailers like to be on trend, so it was never going to be long before plants took the place of the taxidermy, glass […]
Daily Flower Candy: Begonia ‘Million Kisses Elegance’
Reading time 3 minutes
I consider myself a progressive gardener, but some habits are hard to kick. Growing in containers is an enforced habit as I have […]
In The Night Garden
Reading time 10 minutes
When was the last time you ventured out into your garden after nightfall? Not at dusk, or to put the rubbish out, but to […]
How Does my Garden Grow? August
Reading time 11 minutes
My garden has come together rather later than usual, but come together it has. Unburdened by not opening for the National Gardens Scheme, […]
All the Fun of the Fair
Reading time 2 minutes
If you were wondering where I’ve been, I’ve been taking a short holiday. I’m having what’s fashionably referred to as a ‘staycation’, which […]
True Blue
Reading time 6 minutes
There is nothing more irritating for a gardener than to strive unsuccessfully to cultivate a plant, only to discover that someone who apparently […]
Hampton Court Flower Show 2017 – The Show Gardens: Kinetica
Reading time 4 minutes
Designer John Warland has been a constant and stimulating presence at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show in recent years. His gardens […]
Tales from the Garden Room
Reading time 7 minutes
“If one is going to tell a story with plants, it may as well be an adventure story.” I love all […]
Midsummer’s Day Dreaming
Reading time 6 minutes
What an extraordinary spell of weather we have been having. It’s so hot that I am relieved to be returning home to the […]
Daily Flower Candy: Lilium martagon ‘Arabian Knight’
Reading time 4 minutes
Phew! What a scorcher the weekend was. Whilst I had the right idea on Saturday, spending much of the day at my friend’s […]
Chatsworth Flower Show 2017: The Wedgwood Garden – A Classic Re-imagined
Reading time 9 minutes
I can scarcely believe it’s over a week since that fateful press day at Chatsworth Flower Show where we all got drenched and […]