Seedy Thoughts
Reading time 7 minutes
There’s not much that January is good for, apart from cosying-up by the fire, drinking the Christmas drinks cabinet dry and browsing seed catalogues. […]
Sarah Raven
Plant Profile: Dahlia ‘Nicholas’
Reading time 5 minutes
I should have predicted it. I take a holiday, I unwind (sort of), and up creeps the dreaded tonsillitis. It happens every time, […]
My Top Spring Bulbs 2016
Reading time 10 minutes
For the last two months our seaside garden has been ablaze with spring bulbs. Even if I do say so myself, this year’s display […]
Daily Flower Candy: Tulipa “Brown Sugar”
Reading time 2 minutes
“Brown sugar how come you taste so good?” So sang the Rolling Stones. I doubt Mick Jagger was referring to this Triumph tulip with […]
Hide Your Credit Cards: The 2016 Catalogues Have Landed!
Reading time 7 minutes
In parallel with the mercury in my thermometer, the spring seed, bulb and plant catalogues are starting to drop, drop, drop onto the doormat. […]
Enchanted April
Reading time 8 minutes
It really has been the most remarkable April. So far not a single drop of rain has fallen on either of our gardens and, […]
Book Review – The Plant Lover’s Guide to Dahlias
Reading time 6 minutes
“I don’t just like dahlias: I love them” asserts Andy Vernon on the opening page of his new book, The Plant Lover’s Guide to […]
Daily Flower Candy: Lilium ‘Pink Flavour’
Reading time 2 minutes
I have a new favourite lily and it’s called ‘Pink Flavour’. The bulbs were an impulse, end of season purchase from Sarah Raven and […]