Many people claim to have an aversion to orange. Do they think they are being tasteful? I love it in […]
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Friday Flora – Tulipa sylvestris
I first realised quite how beautiful Tulipa sylvestris was this time last year when I saw it planted in the […]
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 […]
Weird and Wonderful at Tatton Park – but it took a while to warm up.
At first I thought I’d made a terrible mistake. I arrived at the RHS showground at Tatton Park at 7.30 […]
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 […]
Taken away from Chelsea Flower Show
Now Chelsea’s been and gorn what sticks in my mind? 1. I should invest in a nice umbrella. But how […]
Chelsea Flower Show – No balls of steel this year, but plenty of nerve.
You’ve got to be tough to do a garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show. I’m not talking about the long […]
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 […]
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