Oh I do Like to be Beside the Seaside
Reading time 5 minutes
The weather this weekend has been far too nice for sitting in front of a computer writing. Instead I’ve been watering the garden, […]
plants for seaside gardens
Daily Flower Candy: Osteospermum
Reading time 4 minutes
As indispensable plants for seaside gardens go, ostespermums are high on the list, and most certainly in the top ten. They are low-growing, […]
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: Crithmum maritimum
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Crithmum maritimum: rock samphire, sea fennel, sea asparagus, sea bean, sea pickle, crest marine “There is a cliff whose high and bending head looks […]
Daily Flower Candy: Smyrnium olusatrum
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We have much to thank the Romans for – libraries, hot baths, straight roads, aqueducts and stinging nettles among them – but over time […]
Getting the Heebie-jeebies
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It’s easy to overlook the humble hebe; it’s tough, resilient and goes about its business without any fuss or bother. That’s why idle landscapers […]
Daily Flower Candy: Echium candicans
Reading time 5 minutes
Travel agents report that the second week in January is the peak week for holiday bookings. This is hardly surprising given the short days, miserable […]