Chelsea Calling
Reading time 7 minutes
May is well and truly here, so naturally my thoughts turn to Chelsea and what we can expect of the world’s most famous flower show […]
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Daily Flower Candy – Muscari aucheri ‘Blue Magic’
Reading time 3 minutes
Today I am beating the Monday blues with a little bit of sorcery, in the form of Muscari aucheri ‘Blue Magic’. Better known as grape […]
2014 RHS London Plant and Design Show – Highlights
Reading time 8 minutes
Those of you who look in on The Frustrated Gardener regularly will know that I treasure my little jaunts from my place of work […]
Sea Air and Shopping
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Over the last two days I’ve experienced complete sensory overload. Yesterday’s highlight was the RHS London Plant and Design Show, where I was dazzled […]
RHS London Plant and Design Show
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A reminder that next week, on Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd February, the RHS will be marking the imminent arrival of spring with their […]
The Very Best of 2013 – A Year In Pictures
Reading time 15 minutes
When I wrote my equivalent post this time last year, I thought 2012 was a momentous year, but reflecting on 2013 I find the last twelve […]
Daily Flower Candy: Vitis coignetiae AGM
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This year’s autumn is turning out to be a long, drawn-out affair – less rocket, more damp squib. But whatever the weather, a handful […]
Trading Apple for Apples
Reading time 6 minutes
I never think of myself as especially tech savvy. However, as I embark on my 40’s I find myself more anxious than ever to […]
RHS London Harvest Festival Show 2014
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A beautiful autumn afternoon, perhaps the last for a while, so time to escape the office for delights of the RHS London Harvest Festival Show. […]
A Sweet, Secluded Spot – RHS Harlow Carr
Reading time 8 minutes
Somehow the delights of Harrogate, an elegant spa town in the north of England, have consistently eluded me. So on my first visit in […]
Growing North
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In honour of Him Indoors’ birthday we’ve had a lovely long weekend in northern England. We managed to squeeze in five completely different gardens […]
Hampton Court Flower Show 2013: Hot Gardens
Reading time 8 minutes
Above, ‘Mid Century Modern’ designed by Adele Ford and Susan Wilmott We’re so accustomed to the British Summer being a wash out, it’s a […]