Under the Acacias
Reading time 7 minutes
Mingalaba! (That’s Hello! In Burmese) The first week of our trip to Burma has been non stop, so despite being in one of the […]
Plants
Back to the Future – Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
Reading time 9 minutes
I’ve seen the future …. and it’s kind of strange! There’s been lots in the UK travel press about the development of Gardens by […]
Jobs for October and Early November
Reading time 11 minutes
I always think good gardening calls for a certain type of ruthlessness. Never is that quality more needed than at this time of year […]
Planting Spring Bulbs in Containers
Reading time 10 minutes
It’s now or never for me in terms of planting spring-flowering bulbs. As with most things in gardening there is the text book time […]
Smashing Pumpkins and Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Reading time 5 minutes
Despite diligently renewing my subscription to the Royal Horticultural Society each year (thanks Mum and Dad!), it’s rare that I get to make proper […]
Autumn Reading
Reading time 6 minutes
This week has been incredibly busy for The Frustrated Gardener, leaving little time for anything other than work. This morning I made a quick […]
Coming in from the cold
Reading time 6 minutes
With the first properly cold weather now on the horizon, a small gardener’s conundrum is what to save from the frost and what to […]
Pothead Bulbs
Reading time 5 minutes
Right on cue, the lovely people from Avon Bulbs delivered my order yesterday – a box packed with lilies, tulips, crocuses, Narcissus, Iris, and Alliums. With […]
Coming To Terms With Autumn
Reading time 7 minutes
So, I am back in Blighty and it feels very much like autumn has arrived. As far as jet-lag is concerned, so far, so […]
Rare Beauty – Hangzhou West Lake
Reading time 5 minutes
And so, on the penultimate day of my business trip, I finally found somewhere of genuine beauty in China. This vast country sometimes feels […]
Landscaping, the Chinese way
Reading time 5 minutes
For the most part, the Southern China I know is a continuum of ugly buildings and expressways, devoid of any hint of what the […]
Vertical Living in Vietnam
Reading time 4 minutes
The rain has finally stopped. As a result the temperature is a very pleasant 31 degrees with a nice breeze. I am enjoying the […]