Chelsea Flower Show 2016: The Vestra Wealth Garden of Mindful Living
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Despite the unpredictability of the British weather, the idea of outdoor living has always appealed to me. In another life I’m convinced I lived […]
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Chelsea Flower Show 2016: My Best in Show – The Winton Beauty of Mathematics Garden
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The great thing about the show gardens at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show was that they were all completely different. Yes, there were common […]
Chelsea Flower Show 2016: Best in Show – The Telegraph Garden
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The problem with writing about The Chelsea Flower Show is that there’s so much to say and so little time to say it. And […]
Chelsea Flower Show 2016: The Show Gardens
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The Chelsea Flower Show opened yesterday, showcasing the best clutch of show gardens in many years. Visitors were treated to magical woodlands, gracious urban […]
Keeping Chelsea in Perspective
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Every year, in about the middle of May, my eyes, previously amused by any new flower or shoot as if it were a new-born […]
Daily Flower Candy: Iris confusa
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Iris confusa: bamboo iris, 扁竹蘭 As the fig, olive and bay have matured, our seaside garden has become partly shaded. Where once plants basked […]
Daily Flower Candy: Tulipa ‘Rococo’
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Some of you were not enamoured of the buds of Tulipa ‘Rococo’ when I featured them in a post three weeks ago. The gnarled, […]
My Top Spring Bulbs 2016
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For the last two months our seaside garden has been ablaze with spring bulbs. Even if I do say so myself, this year’s display […]
Sunshine and Showers at Saltwood
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I have met some Americans who believe all us Brits live in quaint thatched cottages and are intimately acquainted with The Queen. We might […]
Daily Flower Candy: Tulipa “Brown Sugar”
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“Brown sugar how come you taste so good?” So sang the Rolling Stones. I doubt Mick Jagger was referring to this Triumph tulip with […]
In Bud II
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It snowed today in Central London. From my desk in a muggy office I anxiously check the BBC weather website to see if my […]
My Own Private Keukenhof
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Tulips are a special passion of mine. They are inexpensive, easy to grow, endlessly colourful and, most importantly, good to look at. I am […]