The Remains of the Day
Reading time 6 minutes
There comes a point every year when I begin to lose sight of our London garden. It’s nothing to do with my failing vision […]
Small Gardens
The Winds of Change
Reading time 4 minutes
I’ve just come in from the garden, where the temperature has dropped dramatically since lunchtime. A brisk, rain-laden breeze has whipped up, carrying away summer’s last […]
The Watch House NGS Open Weekend 2014
Reading time 10 minutes
It was about this time last year when our friend Beth began twisting our arm to open for the National Gardens Scheme. We took […]
Gardening Leave
Reading time 3 minutes
No, I haven’t quit my job or been given my marching orders, but I have taken a couple of days off to prepare the […]
The Heat Is On
Reading time 5 minutes
I love a bit of sun as much as the next man, but when the mercury rises above 25 degrees I am not at […]
Jungle Warfare
Reading time 6 minutes
At a certain point each year our seaside garden passes from a neat, orderly state into jungly bedlam. It becomes increasingly hard to move around without getting […]
Hampton Court Flower Show 2014: Vestra Wealth’s Vista
Reading time 5 minutes
I had never heard of Vestra Wealth before this year’s Hampton Court Palace Flower Show and that’s for one very good reason – I […]
RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2014 – Show Garden Highlights
Reading time 13 minutes
Chelsea needs to watch her back. Her bigger, louder and brighter sister at Hampton Court Palace is slowly but surely stealing her crown. Chelsea […]
Daily Flower Candy: Lilium ‘Pink Flavour’
Reading time 2 minutes
I have a new favourite lily and it’s called ‘Pink Flavour’. The bulbs were an impulse, end of season purchase from Sarah Raven and […]
Amsterdam Open Gardens Weekend 2014
Reading time 13 minutes
We all know Amsterdam as a city arranged along tree-lined canals. Some are fronted with fine houses, others modest ones, but all share similar characteristics – […]
Hollyhocks from Holland
Reading time 1 minute
There are no front gardens in old Amsterdam. Instead, householders adorn their doorsteps with potted plants, or grow roses and ivy through gaps in […]
London Grows, Amsterdam Shows
Reading time 7 minutes
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 […]