Daily Flower Candy: Nerine filamentosa
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When I chose to buy bulbs of Nerine filamentosa, I was wooed by the catalogue description of flowers so delightful that one might […]
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Watering in the Rain
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“I need to water the garden before it rains!”: I know this sounds ridiculous (it looks even sillier) but rushing to wet the […]
Taking A Liberty With Houseplants
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Retailers like to be on trend, so it was never going to be long before plants took the place of the taxidermy, glass […]
Daily Flower Candy: Begonia ‘Million Kisses Elegance’
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I consider myself a progressive gardener, but some habits are hard to kick. Growing in containers is an enforced habit as I have […]
In The Night Garden
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When was the last time you ventured out into your garden after nightfall? Not at dusk, or to put the rubbish out, but to […]
How Does my Garden Grow? August
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My garden has come together rather later than usual, but come together it has. Unburdened by not opening for the National Gardens Scheme, […]
Getting Some Air …. Plants
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Inspired by my visit to Steve Edney’s garden at Sweetbriar, where a striped bromeliad sat astride the branches of an old cordyline, I […]
Why Good Gardening is a Risky Business
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Whilst you won’t find it on a list of extreme pursuits, gardening is all about taking risks. Tending a garden is one of […]
Daily Flower Candy: Hedychium gardnerianum AGM
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August is turning out to be something of a damp squib. As soon as the kids broke up for the summer holidays […]
Garden Appreciation: Sweetbriar, Ash, Kent
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When a new garden opens for the National Garden Scheme it's always exciting, but when that garden has been created by two professional […]
Daily Flower Candy: Mirabilis longiflora ‘Angels’ Trumpets’
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Although I find growing from seed one of the most rewarding aspects of gardening, I have done so less and less in recent […]
Daily Flower Candy: Hedychium densiflorum ‘Sorung’
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Ginger lilies are disgustingly straightforward to grow, which is satisfying when one considers their fabulously exotic appearance. Hardy gingers from the genus […]