Ah, the vagaries of the British weather. Last week: wind and torrential rain, this week: clear skies and temperatures in the twenties centigrade. I’ve veered from wearing boots and a winter coat to shorts […]
Category: Tropical Gardens
A Walk in the Park
They say “all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”. In order to avoid falling into the same trap as Jack, I endeavour to get out and about whenever time allows during […]
Daily Flower Candy: Megaskepasma erythrochlamys
Megaskepasma erythrochlamys: Brazilian red cloak It must appear to those less familiar with the plant world that botanists sometimes take the mickey when it comes to naming plants. Why else would we end up with […]
Le Jardin Secret, Marrakech
To create a new garden and open it to the public in the space of three years would be a challenge for the most determined of garden designers, but to achieve it in the […]
Pretty in Pink: Podranea ricasoliana
Draped elegantly over the high walls surrounding Marrakech’s wealthier villas and riads is an elegant climber known variously as pink trumpet vine, Queen of Sheba, Port St. John’s creeper and Zimbabwe creeper. As the latter […]
Opening Pains
Had we opened our seaside garden on the usual weekend, this is the scene that would have greeted our visitors. Not bad, even if I do say so myself. Instead, we spent the weekend […]
