The Beast Is Back
Reading time 9 minutes
Our garden is not designed for snow. In the fifteen years I’ve lived at The Watch House, I can only recall it snowing four […]
Geranium maderense
February Flowers
Reading time 8 minutes
It’s that time of year when galanthophiles (the polite name for snowdrop bores) start to bombard social media with images of their pearly-white treasures. […]
Going Potty
Reading time 4 minutes
If the pandemic has taught us one thing, it’s to look after our mental health. If it’s taught us another, it’s to look out […]
Garden Diary: May 2020 Part I
Reading time 18 minutes
Where, oh where did May go? No sooner had it started than June was upon us. Now it’s midsummer, the longest day is almost […]
Garden Diary: April 2020
Reading time 30 minutes
April was a bittersweet month. Among many positives were the beautiful weather and being able to spend extra time in the garden with The […]
Stars of the Solstice
Reading time 8 minutes
The winter solstice is the longest night and shortest day of the year, this year falling on Sunday December 21st. The Earth’s axis tilts the […]
The Watch House Awaits….
Reading time 17 minutes
In just less than two weeks, we open our garden at The Watch House in Broadstairs for the National Gardens Scheme. It has not been […]
Triumph Over Adversity – Tresco Abbey Garden
Reading time 13 minutes
When, in 1834, the handsome Augustus Smith secured the lease for the Isles of Scilly, I wonder if he was aware of the legacy […]
Daily Flower Candy: Geranium maderense
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The last plant I expected to be blooming over the New Year was Geranium maderense, the Maderia Cranesbill. Clearly confused, a few shocking-pink flowers […]
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 […]