All Change!
Reading time 7 minutes
They say a change is as good as a rest. Normally I’d agree with that, but the amount of turmoil we’ve had through June […]
Plants
Elham NGS Open Gardens
Reading time 12 minutes
Nestled in a broad, fertile valley cutting a swathe through East Kent, Elham is the very essence of England. During W.W.II Sir Anthony Eden lived in a […]
Daily Flower Candy: Lotus berthelotii
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In case you haven’t noticed I am a sucker for anything colourful, exotic and expensive looking. This goes for food, cocktails, shirts, wallpaper and […]
Trevoole Farm – National Gardens Festival Weekend 2014
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This weekend over five hundred gardens participating in the National Gardens Scheme opened their gates to raise money for nursing and caring charities, including Macmillan Cancer […]
London Grows, Amsterdam Shows
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Every so often a particular date throws up so many opportunities for merriment that one is spoilt for choice. The next such occasion is June 21st and […]
Great Balls of Fire – Sandling Park in May
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There was such an extraordinary amount going on in May that I am now working through a draft post pile-up. In contrast to the scarcity […]
Chelsea Flower Show 2014: Artisan Gardens
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Away from the hype and hubbub of Chelsea’s Main Avenue, two categories of show garden highlight the newest talent and the most innovative ideas […]
Chelsea Flower Show 2014 – My Top 10 Plants
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Despite the inevitable fuss over the show gardens, the highlight of my visit to Chelsea Flower Show is always the Great Pavilion. At 12,000 square […]
Chelsea Flower Show 2014 – Stars of the Show: A Garden for First Touch at St George’s
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Over the years the rock bank site at Chelsea has provided the setting for some of the show’s most exciting gardens. Last year it […]
Chelsea Flower Show 2014 – Stars of the Show: The Telegraph Garden
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I was right about some things concerning this year’s Chelsea Flower Show; the weather was better; most designers defaulted to the tried and tested formula […]
Anticipation
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For the lucky few – journalists, celebrities and royalty – the Chelsea Flower Show starts today. The rest of must wait until 8am tomorrow […]
Plants in Detail – Gunnera manicata AGM
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You may have picked up on my recent fascination with large, jungly-looking plants. I don’t really have room for such colossi in either garden, but I can still […]