I usually have several books on the go at once and each one has its place. The Bath […]
Tag Archive for ‘garden visits’
FridayFlora – Celosia – Flamingo Feathers and Dragon’s Breath
Every year the Chiltern Seeds catalogue plops through my door and exhorts me to “Grow something new from seed”. Being […]
Wakehurst – walking on a bluebell planet
I’ve known Ed Ikin, head of Landscape and Horticulture for Kew’s country place at Wakehurst, for years in a virtual kind […]
Snow It All – the reluctant galanthophile
I love plants. I love all plants (except the ones which bite me). Call me a whining liberal, but I […]
Two Dozen Moments of Pleasure in 2016
How rubbish was 2016 for you? According to most media it was filled with death, destruction and awful politics. Well, […]
Friday Flora – Parrotia persica
I’m not very good at trees. As most of my horticultural career has focused on container planting I have limited experience […]
Drizzly but Dazzling – a Morning at Westonbirt Arboretum
I wasn’t going to write another post this weekend but on Saturday I went to Westonbirt Arboretum with some members […]
Friday Flora – Ampelopsis brevipedunculata
I spent a happy couple of hours wandering around the delicious gardens of Cothay Manor in Somerset this week. While […]
An Autumnal Yorkshire Tapestry
Last week’s talk in Otley, Yorkshire, was such a long way from home that the organiser, Sally, kindly put me […]
Friday Flora – Gentiana spp
This week I nipped up to Yorkshire to give a talk, it was great fun and my hosts were so […]
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