RHS Seed Scheme
Reading time 8 minutes
How often do we subscribe to organisations or take out memberships and yet fail to take full advantage of them? I have been signed up […]
Plants
Trickery
Reading time 3 minutes
There’s a day or two every February when the sun shines, the air feels warm, the wind drops, and one could be fooled into […]
Daily Flower Candy: Iris reticulata ‘Spot On’
Reading time 2 minutes
As I predicted exactly two weeks ago, the latest bulb to start flowering in our coastal garden is Iris reticulata ‘Spot On’, a new […]
Snowdrop Week: Be a Galanthus Geek
Reading time 3 minutes
5 Things You May Not Know About Snowdrops: US military police stationed in the UK during WWII were known as snowdrops because they wore white […]
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 […]
All the Fun of the Fair
Reading time 4 minutes
For the last three days I have been trawling Europe’s trade fairs searching for the next big thing in the world of Christmas. I […]
Daily Flower Candy: Crocus chrysanthus ‘Herald’
Reading time 3 minutes
I wished for snow, and it came, although not the right kind of snow. It began promisingly, fine and dusty, but rapidly transformed itself into […]
Getting the Heebie-jeebies
Reading time 4 minutes
It’s easy to overlook the humble hebe; it’s tough, resilient and goes about its business without any fuss or bother. That’s why idle landscapers […]
A Touch of Frost
Reading time 3 minutes
Last week Jack Frost paid the South East a visit, spreading his icy fingers over fields, woods and gardens. The scenes at sunrise were breathtaking, […]
An Island in Bloom and a Bridge Too Far
Reading time 7 minutes
While the January storms rage outside it is a good time for me to catch up on a little reading. Next to my bedside table is […]
Birthday Blooms
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When one’s birthday falls in early January, one learns not to expect too much in the way of tropical heat or blazing sunshine. However […]
Maybe Moss?
Reading time 6 minutes
Our garden table in Broadstairs has always been graced by central pot or trough of flowers. We opt for hardy cyclamen or violas in winter, followed by narcissi […]