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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Eternal Eden
Reading time 5 minutes
I can smell Cornwall before I can see it. Driving across the ancient border between Devon and Cornwall at night it’s pitch black, […]
Garden Appreciation: Sweetbriar, Ash, Kent
Reading time 16 minutes
When a new garden opens for the National Garden Scheme it's always exciting, but when that garden has been created by two professional […]
A Tropical Christmas
Reading time 1 minute
Just one more flight and I’ll be home for Christmas. Work won’t be over for a while, but in the meantime this unusual, tropical-inspired […]
Daily Flower Candy: Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Rex’
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Gunnera manicata, the giant rhubarb, has very few rivals for the sheer size of its leaves, but among them would be Tetrapanax papyrifer. Used […]
Namaste! A Lazy Sunday in Delhi
Reading time 7 minutes
For the next two weeks, work brings me to Asia. I’ve been thinking about what to post whilst I am away, as funnily enough […]
Agapanthus – The Pride of Africa
Reading time 8 minutes
Agapanthus is the signature plant in our coastal garden and deservedly so. We grow Agapanthus africanus, the largest of the family, hailing from the Cape […]
A Touch of Ginger
Reading time 3 minutes
Bringing a touch of the tropics to our garden this summer are two members of the ginger family – Hedychium densiflorum “Stephen” and Cautleya […]
Butterflies in Birchington – Quex Park, Kent
Reading time 6 minutes
As is so often the case, the things that are on your own doorstep are the first to be overlooked. And so, somehow, we […]
Shades of Summer
Reading time 4 minutes
We have been away from our seaside garden for two full weeks. This always makes me uneasy, especially when the weather is warm […]
Beguiled by Begonias
Reading time 4 minutes
I expect it’s desperately unfashionable to say so, but I do love a nice Begonia. They are easy on the eye, diverse and sometimes […]
Hampton Court Flower Show 2012 – Top Picks
Reading time 5 minutes
So, it finally stopped raining and I was able to spend a few enjoyable hours in the grounds of Hampton Court Palace, soaking up […]