Daily Flower Candy: Euphorbia mellifera AGM*
Reading time 6 minutes
Euphorbia mellifera: canary spurge, honey spurge To have taken so long to feature Euphorbia mellifera in my regular Flower Candy spot is an unforgivable oversight. […]
Seeds and Sowing
Christmas Flower Candy: Cobaea scandens
Reading time 3 minutes
If you live in the Northern hemisphere, you may consider Cobaea scandens, otherwise known as cup and saucer vine, an odd choice of Christmas Flower […]
What’s in Store for 2016? Chiltern Seeds
Reading time 7 minutes
In a series of posts over the coming weeks I’m going to be looking at what the seed merchants and nurseries have in store […]
Daily Flower Candy: Mirabilis jalapa
Reading time 4 minutes
Mirabilis jalapa: marvel of Peru, four o’clock flower, tea-time plant It’s been an extraordinary weekend for gardening. The weather has been warm, dry and […]
Daily Flower Candy: Chorizema ilicifolium
Reading time 4 minutes
Yesterday, after several abortive attempts, I finally managed to drag Him Indoors to Derry Watkins’ Special Plants Nursery at Cold Ashton, near my home […]
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 […]