Daily Flower Candy: Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii
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Whilst the wretched winter weather continues to dowse and drown us, there are signs of spring in the garden if one looks hard enough […]
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Pesky Paperwhites
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Once again, I’ve mistimed my paperwhite narcissi. Just three weeks after planting they are in full bloom, filling every corner of the house with […]
Saltwood Castle, Hythe, Kent
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The far south east corner of Kent is frequently overlooked, regarded by many as nothing more than the down-at-heel gateway to the delights of […]
The Savill Garden, Windsor Great Park.
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Lysichiton camtschatcensis, The Western Skunk Cabbage. Last weekend the sun came out. For those of you who are not British, sunny weather, even when […]
Let the Show Begin!
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After almost four weeks away from our coastal garden I am back in the driving seat. For a fleeting moment this morning it felt […]
Spot the Bunny
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Easter’s almost here! How will you be spending the Easter holidays?
All the fun of the fair
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The heady fragrance of hyacinths, immaculate Narcissus, incredible alpines and bustling biddies with notepads in hand, it can only be one event in the […]
Goodnestone Park in Spring
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Those of you who have been following The Frustrated Gardener for a while will recall that I wrote about Goodnestone Park shortly after starting […]
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 […]
Premature Paperwhites
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What is it with me and Paperwhite Narcissi? For the umpteenth year running the flowers are out, in all their beautifully perfumed glory, a good […]
Planting Spring Bulbs in Containers
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It’s now or never for me in terms of planting spring-flowering bulbs. As with most things in gardening there is the text book time […]