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 […]
Friday Flora – Platanus x acerifolia, the London plane
This week I have seen all sorts of exciting plants arriving at Chelsea Flower Show by the lorry load. I […]
Build-Up at RHS Chelsea Flower Show – Transport of Delights
I’ve missed doing Chelsea. We used to do large, elaborate displays for Whichford Pottery when I was the head gardener […]
Friday Flora – Hyacinthoides non-scripta
There are bluebell woods dotted all around the Cotswolds, and as you drive about it is hard not to be […]
Arisaig, Part II – Borrowed Landscapes
It’s not hard to spot a large Victorian garden – a few towering American conifers from that golden era of […]
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 […]
Friday Flora – Tulipa ‘Orange Emperor’
Many people claim to have an aversion to orange. Do they think they are being tasteful? I love it in […]
Arisaig, Part I: Big, Big Train*
We’ve just been to Scotland for the first time for years. West coast – just beneath Skye, a long, long […]
Friday Flora – moss
I’ve been googling Scottish moss, trying to find a reliable, easy guide so that I can identify some of the […]
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