Chelsea Flower Show 2022 Preview – A Garden Sanctuary
Reading time 11 minutes
Enjoy a quick tour of this serene, Japanese-inspired garden conceived as a space to decompress and reconnect with nature.
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Hello from The Beau
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Dan, in a moment of madness, has decided that he would like me to contribute now and again to his Frustrated Gardener blog. As […]
Ten Top Tips for Small, Shady Urban Gardens
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Do you live in a town or city centre? Is your garden small, overlooked or in shadow for part of the day? Is digging […]
Chelsea Flower Show 2016-2017: The Morgan Stanley Gardens
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Given the paucity of show gardens at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show, I regret not having written more about last year’s crop, which […]
Daily Flower Candy: Acacia longifolia
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Acacia longifolia: long-leaved wattle, acacia trinervis, aroma doble, golden wattle, coast wattle, sallow wattle, Sydney golden wattle Winter has returned for its last […]
Daily Flower Candy: Caltha palustris ssp. polypetala
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Caltha palustris ssp. polypetala: giant marsh marigold, kingcup Forsythia, crocus, narcissus, mahonia, acacia, kerria: have you ever pondered why so many early flowering plants […]
Getting to Grips – Part 1
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For the last couple of days I have been getting to grips with our two gardens. Like time and tide, nature waits for no […]
Back on the Bridge
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This week a landmark project that I have been following for over two years came one step closer to becoming reality. So close in […]
Daily Flower Candy: Iris histrioides ‘George’ AGM
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I don’t know about you, but my green fingers fail me when it comes to keeping early spring irises flowering from one season to […]
The Atolls of Acton
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As well as the lovely parts of London, I get to frequent some pretty grotty ones too. The area around North Acton station is […]
The Very Best of 2015 – A Year in Pictures
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The moment I sit down to write my review of the year my mind goes completely blank. How do I sum up the year […]
Finding Serenity in Stoke Newington
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For as long as I can recall my uncle has lived in Stoke Newington. Known affectionately as ‘Stokey’ by locals, this appealing enclave in […]