Daily Flower Candy: Darmera peltata
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In late spring the soft pink flowers of Darmera peltata emerge before the leaves, held high above the ground on stems up to 1.5m […]
Plants
Daily Flower Candy: Hosta fortunei var. albopicta f. aurea
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My next post on Sandling Park is proving to be quite epic in its scope, so whilst I work on it I’m staying closer […]
Daily Flower Candy: Clematis armandii
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Fragrant, white-flowered Clematis armandii is one plant I am really missing from my garden this spring. Not because it’s died, but because it’s decided […]
One Small Step …..
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…. not for mankind, but for The Frustrated Gardener. Having promised myself and Him Indoors that I would finally start work on our London […]
Daily Flower Candy: Rosa banksiae ‘Lutea’
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These pretty primrose pompoms belong to vigorous climbing rose Rosa banksiae ‘Lutea’. Hailing from the mountains of China, it’s not 100% hardy in the […]
The Valley of the Black Cranes – Gangtey and the Phobjikha valley
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I once read that your preference for different kinds of landscape stems from a deep seated evolutionary instinct related to the race you’ve descended […]
Flowers of Bhutan – Primula calderiana
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Today’s little Bhutanese gem is Primula calderiana. After a visit from the Thunder Dragon himself last night (i.e. a very dramatic thunder storm), the […]
Flowers in the Forest – Over the Dochu La Pass
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Much of the driving in Bhutan is tortuous and faintly terrifying. It’s best to pay as little attention as possible to where the car […]
Greetings from Kathmandu
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We arrived in Nepal and spotted this novel but brilliant way to display pot plants. Probably best not tried at home, unless you live […]
Introducing Bhutan
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‘I’m going on holiday’. ‘Oh, anywhere nice?’ comes the response. ‘Bhutan’ I reply. The majority of my friends and colleagues have a pretty good […]
All the fun of the fair
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The heady fragrance of hyacinths, immaculate Narcissus, incredible alpines and bustling biddies with notepads in hand, it can only be one event in the […]
Flowering Now! Symphytum ibericum
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Dwarf comfrey, or Symphytum ibericum, is a hardy, creeping perennial that can spread up to 1m. This makes it a great choice for a […]