Changing of the Guard at Goodnestone
Reading time 9 minutes
Great gardens to visit in East Kent are rarer than hens’ teeth. Those that open during the winter months even scarcer. So, as soon […]
Photography
Thinking Time
Reading time 4 minutes
The last few days of February and the first of March are the most challenging for me when it comes to maintaining this blog. […]
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewintered
Reading time 5 minutes
As winter draws to a close, I can sum it up in one word: soggy. Dreams of bracing walks along the beach beneath clear, […]
The Atolls of Acton
Reading time 2 minutes
As well as the lovely parts of London, I get to frequent some pretty grotty ones too. The area around North Acton station is […]
Three Seagulls
Reading time 4 minutes
I am not sure how I feel about the new convention of naming winter storms. Is it just me, or could it be that […]
Daily Flower Candy: Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca ‘Citrina’ AGM
Reading time 4 minutes
Coronilla valentina: shrubby scorpion vetch, bastard senna As winter’s end approaches our coastal garden is starting to look a little bedraggled. A mild December […]
Daily Flower Candy: Ranunculus Pon-Pon Series
Reading time 4 minutes
Ranunculus asiaticus: Persian Buttercup I am not sure I have the patience to be a plant breeder, nor the stamina to go hunting for […]
Photo Opportunity
Reading time 3 minutes
I love anything to do with flowers; studying them, gazing at them, talking about them, growing them and photographing them. I don’t believe I […]
Daily Flower Candy: Eranthis hyemalis
Reading time 3 minutes
Eranthis hyemalis: winter aconite, winter hellebore, winter wolf’s bane. Jack Frost has arrived in the south of England, wrapping his icy arms around our […]
Book Review – 365 Days of Colour in Your Garden
Reading time 5 minutes
My initial response to the launch of “365 Days of Colour in Your Garden” at the end of 2015 was to ask myself whether […]
Seeing Snowdrops
Reading time 8 minutes
One of my unwritten New Year’s resolutions is to address my southern bias when it comes to writing this blog. As someone who’s never […]
Bracing
Reading time 3 minutes
Recently I’ve been highlighting my use of an iPhone to take photographs for The Frustrated Gardener. The relative convenience of a slim, pocket-sized gadget, […]