Daily Flower Candy: Hosta “Halcyon” AGM
Reading time 3 minutes
Alright, enough now, all this wet stuff has been marvellous but where’s the sun? This time last year it was scorching – so scorching […]
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Daily Flower Candy: Clematis ‘Madame Julia Correvon’ AGM
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It’s been a vintage year for clematis, in our London garden especially. Plants that have previously performed well but never shone have been turbo-charged […]
Daily Flower Candy: Catalpa bignonioides “Aurea” AGM
Reading time 5 minutes
I am deep into writing two or three lengthy posts, each of which is defying me when it comes to crafting a satisfactory […]
Thinking Time
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The last few days of February and the first of March are the most challenging for me when it comes to maintaining this blog. […]
Daily Flower Candy: Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca ‘Citrina’ AGM
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Coronilla valentina: shrubby scorpion vetch, bastard senna As winter’s end approaches our coastal garden is starting to look a little bedraggled. A mild December […]
Photo Opportunity
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I love anything to do with flowers; studying them, gazing at them, talking about them, growing them and photographing them. I don’t believe I […]
Hidden Talent
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I have always thought of my paternal grandfather as a practical, gentleman gardener. When I was a child he was head gardener on a […]
The Very Best of 2015 – A Year in Pictures
Reading time 18 minutes
The moment I sit down to write my review of the year my mind goes completely blank. How do I sum up the year […]
Balmy Boxing Day
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I began my traditional Boxing Day post last year by commenting on the unusually mild weather that lead up to Christmas. Had I known […]
Top Tips for Choosing and Dressing Your Christmas Tree
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Every year my team and I dress a hundred or more Christmas trees for product reviews, press shows, store displays and special customers, but when […]
Reflections
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In my life as a buyer of all things festive, it is Christmas every day of the year. My face is permanently dusted with […]
Winter Green
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Last weekend was officially my final gardening weekend before Christmas. From now on it will be a roller coaster ride of shopping, wrapping, cleaning, […]