A Walk Around The Peak
Reading time 6 minutes
Spending time in Hong Kong is no great hardship. But after a week in showrooms so crammed with Christmas sparkle that you can almost […]
Orchids
A Floral Cure
Reading time 2 minutes
Apart from having a hectic work week, I’ve also been struggling with blogger’s block. Lots to write about but just not finding the requisite […]
Daily Flower Candy: Disa uniflora ‘Red River’
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Like the red playing card soldiers from Alice in Wonderland, the scarlet flowers of Disa uniflora ‘Red River’ marched across Dave Parkinson’s incredible exhibit […]
Hampton Court Flower Show 2013: My Top 10 Plants
Reading time 10 minutes
Like a horticultural fashion show, Britain’s flower shows provide the launch pad for new ideas in gardening and the latest introductions from breeders and […]
Daily Flower Candy: Paphiopedilum rothschildianum
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Looking for all the world like neatly groomed Victorian moustaches, these eccentric flowers belong to Paphiopedilum rothschildianum, Rothschild’s slipper orchid. They seem a fitting […]
Daily Flower Candy: Cypripedium ‘Kentucky Maxi’
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This year’s Chelsea Flower Show was awash with lady’s slipper orchids, or cypripediums. There are some 65 species of cypripediums, all found within the […]
Petunias and Prayer Flags
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Few places in the world conjure up a more romantic image than Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. Like Mandalay, another city with poetic associations, […]
Scents of Saigon
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On the odd occasion my work and love of plants and flowers cross over – usually when it comes to sourcing artificial flowers, but […]
Party Flowers
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Apart from the anticipation of seeing all my wonderful friends, one of the highlights of preparing for my 4oth birthday party was arranging the […]
Celebrating Forty with Phalaenopsis
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Yes, The Frustrated Gardener is 40 today. Happy Birthday to me! Rather than indulging in a mid life crisis I am having something of […]
Down to earth with a bump
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So, here we are. Mid November and just 40 days until Christmas. Despite my working life revolving around the festive season, I can feel […]
National Kandawgyi Gardens, Pyin Oo Lwin, Burma
Reading time 9 minutes
As we progress around Burma, attended to like two little kings (which always makes me feel rather uncomfortable) I am continuing to persist with […]