National Garden Scheme Snowdrop Festival 2019
Reading time 9 minutes
Galanthophiles rejoice, snowdrop season is upon us once again. In recent years snowdrop appreciation has become a mainstream activity with hundreds of gardens throwing […]
Snowdrops
The Best Things in Life are Free
Reading time 5 minutes
I have largely avoided being drawn into snowdrop mania this year. I have no snowdrops in my garden (which is […]
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 […]
RHS London Early Spring Plant Fair 2017
Reading time 9 minutes
The RHS London shows ought to be a pleasure for me to visit; they take place just five minutes from my office and […]
Goodnestone Rising
Reading time 8 minutes
It was possibly a little too early to go out snowdrop spotting. In another year it might almost have been too late, but […]
Singles All The Way
Reading time 4 minutes
I love flowering bulbs. I plant thousands of them in pots every autumn and spring, ready to bloom the following season. I plant […]
Changing of the Guard at Goodnestone
Reading time 9 minutes
Great gardens to visit in East Kent are rarer than hens’ teeth. Those that open during the winter months even scarcer. So, as soon […]
RHS London Early Spring Plant Fair 2016
Reading time 6 minutes
The first rule of visiting a flower show is not to go on the last day, unless you’re hoping to bag a bargain. The […]
Three Seagulls
Reading time 4 minutes
I am not sure how I feel about the new convention of naming winter storms. Is it just me, or could it be that […]
Seeing Snowdrops
Reading time 8 minutes
One of my unwritten New Year’s resolutions is to address my southern bias when it comes to writing this blog. As someone who’s never […]
The Very Best of 2015 – A Year in Pictures
Reading time 18 minutes
The moment I sit down to write my review of the year my mind goes completely blank. How do I sum up the year […]
Chelsea Physic Garden – Nick Bailey’s ‘Best in Snow’
Reading time 13 minutes
Early in February I went along to the Chelsea Physic Garden for one of their annual snowdrop days. I was lucky enough to bag […]