Don’t tell anyone I said this, but I’m not very good at growing plants from seed. I always buy too […]
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FridayFlora – Rosa ‘Débutante’
I’m not all that keen on pink, and yet I seem to end up with a lot of pink flowers. When […]
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 […]
Chipping Campden Open Gardens 2016
Chipping Campden is a large village/small town quilted into the Cotswolds like a button on an overstuffed Victorian chair and like all […]
Friday Flora – Digitalis purpurea
The foxglove has been one of my favourite flowers since the time when I was small enough to look up […]
Friday Flora – Abutilon vitifolium var. album
I struck a cutting from a friend’s Abutilon vitifolium var. album about ten years ago. Once it was a decent […]
Forever Freefolk – joining a planting team at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
This year I had a very small part in the making of Chelsea. When Rosy Hardy first told me last […]
Friday Flora – Hepatica
This week I just had to show you the devastatingly charming display of Hepatica (all 12 species) at RHS Chelsea […]
Aghast or Amused? Questions of Taste at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
My legs still hurt a bit. On Monday I spent eight hours walking round Chelsea Flower Show and only sat down […]
What about the workers? RHS Chelsea Flower Show Build-Up
The first time I “did Chelsea”, I think it was 2001 and I was very new to my job at […]
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