How to Grow Ornamental Gingers in UK Gardens
Reading time 24 minutes
Ornamental gingers – we’ve admired them whilst on holiday in tropical countries, or seen them curated in the glasshouses of botanical gardens, but […]
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RHS London Early Spring Plant Fair 2018
Reading time 9 minutes
One event in my calendar heralds the approach of spring like no other: the RHS London Early Spring Plant Fair. Throughout the first, frozen […]
Daily Flower Candy: Mirabilis longiflora ‘Angels’ Trumpets’
Reading time 5 minutes
Although I find growing from seed one of the most rewarding aspects of gardening, I have done so less and less in recent […]
In Praise of Nemesias
Reading time 6 minutes
When something you like grows well in your garden it makes sense to grow more of it. I count agapanthus, zantedeschia, trachelospermum and […]
Daily Flower Candy: Nemesia “Wisley Vanilla”
Reading time 4 minutes
I like to experiment and try new things in my two tiny gardens; hence I rarely grow the same summer annuals twice. I make […]
Daily Flower Candy: Pelargonium papilionaceum
Reading time 4 minutes
pelargonium papilionaceum: geranium papilionaceum, butterfly geranium, Rambossie Geranium as a perfume and flavouring is very much in vogue. Its complex, warming, astringent notes are […]
My Own Private Keukenhof
Reading time 6 minutes
Tulips are a special passion of mine. They are inexpensive, easy to grow, endlessly colourful and, most importantly, good to look at. I am […]
Birthday Blues
Reading time 5 minutes
This may not be an especially significant birthday (there are no 0’s or 5’s involved) but I still hadn’t planned to spend it at […]