A friend on Twitter mentioned this clematis recently and remarked on how long it had been flowering in his garden. […]
Archive for ‘Container gardening’
Ferruginous and Crinkly – RHS Hampton Court Flower Show
If it’s July it must be Hampton Court. RHS Hampton Court Show is a big site, with a wide variety […]
Friday Flora – Muscari armeniacum ‘Peppermint’
This little powder blue grape hyacinth has been flowering in my back door pots for at least three weeks now and […]
Snowshill, snooping and snipping
I live in the shadow of the Cotswolds, and much as I’d love to have a dinky little Cotswold stone […]
Summer by the Back Door
Nobody except the postman and occasional Jehovah’s Witnesses uses our front door. Everyone comes round to the back and rings on […]
Bright, brighter, Brightlingsea
I went Out East last week. Thompson and Morgan invited me to one of the press days at their new […]
Crete: Cats and Containers
June. Peak activity time in British gardens, both for working (especially if you use bedding plants and half-hardies) and for […]
Sugar Rush – the sweet smell of spring
I like to plant a lot of pots just outside the back of our house. It welcomes guests and […]
True grit – a spring container planting
I thought it was high time I planted a pot or two here. I don’t plant much during the spring because […]
The Whichford Years
Most of you will know that I was the Head Gardener at Whichford Pottery for a long time and filled […]
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