A Touch of Ginger
Reading time 3 minutes
Bringing a touch of the tropics to our garden this summer are two members of the ginger family – Hedychium densiflorum “Stephen” and Cautleya […]
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Butterflies in Birchington – Quex Park, Kent
Reading time 6 minutes
As is so often the case, the things that are on your own doorstep are the first to be overlooked. And so, somehow, we […]
Beautiful Stranger – Beschorneria yuccoides
Reading time 3 minutes
This weird and wonderful creature is Beschorneria yuccoides, a rare but hardy yucca-like plant, flowering in our seaside garden last year. Its bluish-green leaves […]
Sensational Sissinghurst (Part 1 – Wall Flowers)
Reading time 6 minutes
The gardens of Sissinghurst Castle in Kent must be amond the best known in England, if not the whole of Europe. They are the […]
Other People’s Gardens No.2 – Goodnestone Park, Kent (Part 2)
Reading time 4 minutes
One thing all this rain and cool weather has been good for is prolonging the flowering period of spring and early summer plants. Back in […]
Happy Hostas, Rambling Roses
Reading time 4 minutes
We are lucky enough to have a small garden at our London home, as well as by the seaside in Kent. On rare weekends […]