Liberty Hyde Bailey
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“A garden requires patient labour and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfil good intentions. They thrive because someone […]
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Daily Flower Candy: Persicaria bistorta ‘Superba’ AGM
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With flowers like bottle brushes, Persicaria bistorta ‘Superba’ makes a fine herbaceous perennial, flowering over a long period. Persicaria does not like dry soil, […]
Chelsea 2013: The M&G Centenary Garden ‘Windows Through Time’
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Of all this year’s Chelsea gardens, Roger Platt’s design for the main sponsor, M&G Investments, is easy to love. Some may describe it as […]
Fried Fiddleheads and Asparagus
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Yes, you’ve got it, these are young fern fronds, otherwise known as fiddleheads or, here in Bhutan, as ‘Nakey‘. They are either fried as […]
On Top of the World
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Today we flew past the highest mountains on earth, including the big three: Everest, K2 and Kangchenjunga. A majestic sight, and we didn’t even […]
Spot the Bunny
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Easter’s almost here! How will you be spending the Easter holidays?
Flowering Now: Stachyurus praecox
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The flowers of Stachyurus praecox are like rows of seed pearls dangling from a expensive earring. A deciduous shrub, Stachyurus hails from the mountains […]
Flowering Now: Narcicuss pseudonarcissus
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The Latin name for daffodil is thought to have been inspired by Narcissus, a figure in Greek mythology said to have fallen in love […]
Preparing for Spring
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Last weekend it was time to get my potted bulbs into the ground before I went on my travels. Because we have a lot […]
Exceptional Evergreens for Coastal Gardens
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It’s in the depths of winter, when the wind roars in from the east, that I’m reminded of the value of good evergreen trees […]
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
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We’re a bit stuck this weekend. The white stuff came down constantly in central London yesterday, and whilst it made very little difference to […]
A Tale of Two Trees
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Our only major loss in the six years we’ve been gardening by the coast was a particularly tragic one. The original planting focussed on […]