Hairnets and Harry Wheatcroft – The Chelsea Flower Show in 1973
Reading time 11 minutes
The Beau is a thoughtful chap. For my birthday earlier this week he managed to track down a copy of the Chelsea Flower Show […]
Roses
Chelsea Flower Show 2016 Retrospective: The LG Smart Garden
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There are only so many hours in the day following a Chelsea Flower Show, and much to my chagrin I did not get […]
Watergate House, Fordwich: A Modern Romantic Garden
Reading time 9 minutes
The town of Fordwich has the distinction of being the smallest in England. Situated on the River Stour, which connects Canterbury with the English […]
Tales from the Gin & Tonic Garden
Reading time 9 minutes
As a rule, I don’t sit down, unless it’s to eat a meal or to work. When I make myself a cup of […]
In a Tuscan Garden
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My job takes me to all sorts of interesting places, some nice, some not so nice, but always interesting. This week I have […]
Going to The Chapel
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When a new garden opens for the National Gardens Scheme in Thanet it’s a major event, principally because there are only three others, […]
British Flowers Week 2016
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On one subject, and possibly one subject only, do Him Indoors and I agree: there must always be flowers in our house. Sadly […]
RHS London Rose Show 2016
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It’s a good sign when the Royal Horticultural Society show schedule is growing rather than shrinking. Last year an early summer London Rose […]
In the Pink
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It’s early June and the hedgerows of England are at their most ebullient. Nowhere are they more vivacious than in the West County where the […]
Chelsea Physic Garden – Nick Bailey’s ‘Best in Snow’
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Early in February I went along to the Chelsea Physic Garden for one of their annual snowdrop days. I was lucky enough to bag […]
The Very Best of 2014 – A Year In Pictures
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I embark on my review of 2014 with a degree of trepidation, as this year did not turn out to be quite as joyful as […]
Flower Therapy
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Tonight I am greatly in need of a happy pill. The best I can muster from the depths of the medicine cabinet is a […]