Aromatic Arums
Reading time 3 minutes
One of my favourite flowers at this time of the year is the timeless arum lily, Zantedeschia aethiopica. Not actually a lily at all, […]
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Out with the old, in with the new
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It always feels slightly wrong to be uprooting spring bedding, just when it appears to be reaching its zenith. However, it’s a bad idea […]
Snails and other pests
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Mercifully, our little patch is remarkably immune from attack by plant pests and and diseases. The last two winters have put paid to the […]
Daring Combinations
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I am already ruing my decision to plant out a number of young plants this week without hardening them off properly. So often in […]
Geranium palmatum versus Geranium maderense
Reading time 11 minutes
Three years ago when I started The Frustrated Gardener this was my first ‘proper’ post. For some reason it has gone on to be […]