Plants and Peace on The Peak
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One of the many wonderful things about writing this blog is that I am slowly building up an invaulable record of what I did […]
Trees and Shrubs
Orto Botanico di Palermo
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The botanical gardens in Sicily’s first city, Palermo, are among the oldest and most important in Europe. Conceived in the late 1700’s no expense […]
Daily Flower Candy: Ceiba speciosa
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Ceiba speciosa (formerly Chorisia speciosa): False kapok, floss silk tree, drunken stick, bottle tree We are in Sicily, Palermo to be precise, enjoying the […]
Kaleidoscopic Colours
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I am in Cornwall, where the hydrangea is Queen of Shrubs. No seaside garden is complete without at least one; indeed many are packed […]
Cake and Kayaking
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Today The Frustrated Gardener celebrated three years on the World Wide Web, but there was a more significant party in town, my dad’s 70th. […]
Gardening on the Edge: Foamlea, North Devon
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The most inspiring gardens are not always those on which huge funds are lavished or indeed the better known ones. Often they are the […]
Chelsea Flower Show 2015 – Stars of the Show: Edo no Niwa by Ishihara Kazuyuki
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I changed my plans this year and instead of dashing headlong for Main Avenue when the show opened on Tuesday, I hung a left […]
Chelsea Flower Show 2015 – Stars of the Show: Laurent-Perrier Chatsworth Garden
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At about 10.30am yesterday morning a small crowd surrounded Monty Don and RHS Director General Sue Biggs as they prepared to announce the prize […]
The American Garden, Saltwood, Kent
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Primped and polished gardens are all very well (we’ll be seeing a lot of them at Chelsea in a few days’ time) but for […]
Sandling Park Open Garden 2015
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The chance to view the extraordinary collection of rhododendrons and azaleas built up by the Hardy family at Sandling Park in Kent is one of […]
Saltwood Castle NSPCC Plant Fair 2015
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Driving south to the pretty village of Saltwood for the annual NSPCC plant fair has become something of a tradition in our household. Even Him […]
Spring Flower Candy: Prunus spinosa
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I’ll admit I am a little overdue with this one, but 2015 has been one of the latest I can recall for blackthorn blossom (the flowers of Prunus […]